Good judgment, caution, or discretion
Derived from the Latin word 'prudentia', meaning foresight or sagacity. It was popularized as a virtue name by the Puritans in the 17th century, intended to encourage a life of careful and wise decision-making. While it fell out of common use in the mid-20th century, it retains a scholarly and vintage charm.
Less common today
Prudence isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,850 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American schoolteacher and activist who established the first school for African American girls in New England
The eldest sister with telekinetic powers, known as Prue · Charmed
Subject of the Beatles song 'Dear Prudence' and sister of Mia Farrow
A powerful witch and leader of the Weird Sisters · Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
