Prue comes from the English / Latin tradition, meaning Provident, Cautious.
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How popular is Prue?
2022peak year
The name Prue reached its peak in 2022, with 18 registrations (ranked #6644). The name has actually been around since 1925 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9929) today, averaging about 11 new babies per year. Prue has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 84 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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