Boys' name · since 1889

Profit

Profit has 5 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1889 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#43,718 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 1889
1880s
peak decade

Profit is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 5 have been recorded since 1889.

Profit has 5 recorded births among boys since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1880s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1889.

  • #43,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 5 born since 1889
  • 1880s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Profit ranks #43,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1889, peaking in the 1880s.

#43,718 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 1889
1880s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Profit's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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

1880s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

1880s was Profit's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Profit births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1880s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Profit?
Since 1889, Social Security records show 5 babies named Profit. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #43,718 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1889. Its busiest year on record was 1889, with 5 births.
Where does Profit sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Profit ranks #43,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Profit go back to 1889, giving 1 year of history 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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Profit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1889–1889 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Profit draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.