Recorded 1889–1889 Boys' name Peak 1889 5 births

Profit — boys' name

5 babies named Profit in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1889. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s5
1880s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Profit was born in this single decade.

1889
Single peak year

5 babies were named Profit in 1889 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Profit

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Profit between 1889 and 1889, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Profit currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1889. The name reached its historical peak in 1889, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Profit performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Profit in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Profit at a glance

Last recorded 1889

Total births

5

Since 1889

1 years of records

Peak year

1889

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1889

Active since

1889

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1889

Profit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1889

Last recorded 1889
Peak year (1889)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1889 5

Profit by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
5 births that decade — 100% of Profit's all-time total
1880s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Profit?
5 babies have been named Profit since 1889. It was last recorded in 1889. The peak year was 1889 with 5 births.
When was Profit most popular?
Profit was most popular in the 1880s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1889.
How long has the name Profit been used?
Profit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 1 years of data through 1889.
What names are similar to Profit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prosper, Promise, Prophet, Proctor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–1889 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.