Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Prentice

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Prentice
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1939

Peak era

1939

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1884Peak 19392024

Peak year

1939

Decline from peak

90%

2024

All-time

3,923

Prentice is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1939, when 60 boys were named Prentice.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 90% from its peak.

All told, about 3,923 Americans have been named Prentice and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1939

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