Total births
5
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.
- 5
- total births
- 1889–1889
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that 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.
- 5 total births
- 1889–1889 years on record
- 1880s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
5 boys have been named Profit since 1889, peaking in the 1880s, last recorded in 1889.
- 5
- total births
- 1889–1889
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Profit at a glance
Last recorded 1889Peak year
1889
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1889
Profit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1889
- Peak year (1889)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Profit by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Profit? ▼
Since 1889, Social Security records show 5 babies named Profit. The most recent recorded year was 1889. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Profit
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Profit
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Prophet Boy
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Proctor Boy
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Prodigy Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Profit: Baby Name Since 1889 - 5 Births, Peak 1889." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/profit. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.