girl's name
Prue
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 124
Prue is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1925.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Prue over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 |
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 77 |
How popular is Prue?
In 2025, Prue was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Prue is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Prue
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Prue
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Prue — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Prue
How popular is the name Prue?
In 2025, Prue was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Prue a girl's or a boy's name?
Prue is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Prue?
Prue has 1 syllable.
When was Prue most popular?
Prue peaked in 2022, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Prue a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Prue currently ranks #6,717 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.