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Girl name

Providencia

100% girls · last recorded 1978

Providencia has been given to about 115 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 99
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Providencia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1961 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time115

How popular is Providencia?

Its best year was 1961, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 3562nd. The typical living American called Providencia is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Providencia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Valencia0.60
  2. Cordelia0.56
  3. Patricia0.53
  4. Ophelia0.54
  5. Ofelia0.54
  6. Tricia0.53
  7. Grecia0.53
  8. Lavinia0.53

Middle names for Providencia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Providencia Noelle0.79
  2. Providencia Belle0.79
  3. Providencia Rose0.77
  4. Providencia Louise0.77
  5. Providencia June0.76
  6. Providencia Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Providencia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Robinsister · 0.60
  2. Markbrother · 0.59
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.58
  4. Gwensister · 0.57
  5. Gregorybrother · 0.56
  6. Reginasister · 0.55

Where Providencia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Providencia White0.72
    2. Providencia Reyes0.72
    3. Providencia Nguyen0.72
    4. Providencia Moore0.72
    5. Providencia Lee0.72
    6. Providencia Hill0.72

    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 Providencia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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