Prue
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Prue
After a long time in limbo, Prudence is now so clunky it'a cool, and it's starting to make a comeback, along with other Puritan virtue names like Mercy, Patience, and Constance.
Its short form, Prue, is much rarer on birth certificates, but it has a lot going for it. Spunky, streamlined, and full of energy, it's refreshing on its own, and would also make a charismatic middle name, or second part of a double name.
In the UK, its best-known wearer is the octogenarian cookery writer and presenter Prue Leith.
Prue is also given to boys.
Pronounced PROO.
As of October 2026, Prue ranked #4094 in US births in 1925 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Prue on lists
Famous Prues
- Prue LeithGirl
British restaurateur and writer
- Prue StentGirl
Melbourne,based artist and photographer
Prue in pop culture
- Miss Prue ForesightGirl
"a silly, awkward, country girl," in William Congreve's play "Love for Love" (1695)
- Prue HalliwellGirl
character from the television series "Charmed"
- Prue McKeelGirl
character in the book series "The Wildwood Chronicles"