Given name
Prunelle
“resembling a little plum”
Prunelle is a variant of Prunella. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a little plum.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Prunelle is a variant of Prunella. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a little plum.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Prunelle is a variant of Prunella. A possible origin is Late Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2020. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Prunelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 0 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Prunelle’s family of names
Prunelle has a related form in Prunella.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.