Providence

Popularity Trends

The name Providence is the #7,032 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 707 recorded births since 1905. This represents the 9.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,009 (12.3% percentile) for all time with 707 births since 1905.

Providence first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1905 (first recorded for girls in 1905). Birth data for Providence is available in 70 out of the 119 years between 1905 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Providence reached its peak popularity in 1924, achieving the 3.9% percentile (ranked #586) with 22 births per million. The name was most common in 1910, with 26 births per million (ranked 1.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Providence ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 15.3% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Providence".

1905 2023 19052023

Key Statistics

Total Births

707

Peak Births

Peak Year

1924

First Recorded

1905

Peak Percentile

3.9%

Current Percentile

0.2%

Peak Rank

#586

Current Rank

#945

Female statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Providence", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Providence.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Providence's popularity from 1902 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Providence at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Providence range from Evelyn at 84.7% correlation to Michelina at 80.0% correlation, with an average correlation level of 81.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Evelyn with 623.3K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Maydell with 367 births (100% girls).

Providence's share of births peaked at 26.2 births per million for girls in 1924. It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (9% of peak) in 1960. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Providence had 4 births per million, 15% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Evelyn

623.3k

84.73% (very strong)

Gilmer

1,180

83.38% (very strong)

Carmine

14k

81.29% (very strong)

Oleta

5,472

81.16% (very strong)

Arville

769

81.12% (very strong)

Elinor

21.3k

80.89% (very strong)

Domenick

5,174

80.69% (very strong)

Carmella

20.3k

80.64% (very strong)

Dorotha

4,788

80.58% (very strong)

Maydell

367

80.55% (very strong)

Elnor

843

80.40% (very strong)

Michelina

2,156

80.05% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Providence

Our model has identified 8 different pronunciations for the name Providence. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 34.1% confident that Providence is pronounced as PRAH-vuh-duhns, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is PRAH-vih-duhns, at 19.5% confidence, with 3 syllables.

34.1%

19.5%

12.2%

12.2%

9.8%

4.9%

4.9%

2.4%

PRAH-vuh-duhns (3 syllables)

Verified

34.1% confidence

P R AA1 V AH0 D AH0 N S

PRAH-vih-duhns (3 syllables)

19.5% confidence

P R AA1 V IH0 D AH0 N S

PRAW-vih-duhns (3 syllables)

12.2% confidence

P R AO1 V IH0 D AH0 N S

PRAH-vee-duhns (3 syllables)

12.2% confidence

P R AA1 V IY0 D AH0 N S

PRAH-vih-dehns (3 syllables)

9.8% confidence

P R AA1 V IH0 D EH0 N S

PRAH-vuh-dehns (3 syllables)

4.9% confidence

P R AA1 V AH0 D EH2 N S

PRAW-vih-dehns (3 syllables)

4.9% confidence

P R AO1 V IH0 D EH0 N S

PRAW-vuh-duhns (3 syllables)

2.4% confidence

P R AO1 V AH0 D AH0 N S

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Providence? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Providence. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Providence, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like P R AA1 V AH0 D AH0 N S) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

Made with ❤️ by Aaron J Becker

On This Page