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Prue

/ˈpɹu/ · 94% girls · 17 born in 2025

Prue has been given to about 101 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈpɹu/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 91
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Prue per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 18
  • Born in 202517
  • All time101

How popular is Prue?

Its best year was 2022, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 6649th. The typical living American called Prue is about 4 years old today.

Names that sound like Prue

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. True0.81
  2. Larue0.65
  3. Sue0.62
  4. Lue0.62
  5. Prudence0.52
  6. Page0.49
  7. Parker0.45

Middle names for Prue

Ranked by flow score
  1. Prue Noelle0.83
  2. Prue Catherine0.80
  3. Prue Frances0.80
  4. Prue Belle0.80
  5. Prue Josephine0.80
  6. Prue Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Prue

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Wrenleighsister · 0.84
  2. Duttonbrother · 0.84
  3. Izaelbrother · 0.83
  4. Kailanysister · 0.82
  5. Chozenbrother · 0.81
  6. Xylasister · 0.81

Where Prue is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Prue Wilson0.75
    2. Prue Williams0.75
    3. Prue Walker0.75
    4. Prue Turner0.75
    5. Prue Torres0.75
    6. Prue Thompson0.75

    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 Prue

    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.