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Prentice

/ˈpɹɛntɪs/ · 98% boys · 6 born in 2025

Prentice has been given to about 3,992 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1939, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpɹɛntɪs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,653
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Prentice per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1939 · 60
  • Born in 20256
  • All time3,992

How popular is Prentice?

Its best year was 1939, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 792nd. The typical living American called Prentice is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Prentice

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Prince0.67
  2. Price0.67
  3. Justice0.57
  4. Terence0.57
  5. Reece0.57
  6. Brice0.57
  7. Terrence0.55
  8. Pierce0.53

Middle names for Prentice

Ranked by flow score
  1. Prentice John0.83
  2. Prentice Blake0.82
  3. Prentice Wade0.82
  4. Prentice Ross0.82
  5. Prentice Quinn0.82
  6. Prentice Jude0.82

Sibling names for Prentice

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.83
  2. Lionelbrother · 0.83
  3. Thaddeusbrother · 0.83
  4. Rudybrother · 0.82
  5. Frankieeither · 0.80
  6. Myrasister · 0.79

Where Prentice is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Prentice White0.78
    2. Prentice Nguyen0.78
    3. Prentice Moore0.78
    4. Prentice Hill0.78
    5. Prentice Hall0.78
    6. Prentice Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Prentice

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.