Total births
16
Unisex name · since 2022
Prophecy
Prophecy has 16 recorded births since 2022 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 2022–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Prophecy since 2022, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Prophecy has 16 recorded births among girls since 2022, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- 16 total births
- 2022–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Prophecy since 2022, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 16
- total births
- 2022–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Prophecy was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
6 babies were named Prophecy in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Prophecy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prophecy's full recorded timeline at 2023, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prophecy at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2022
Prophecy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Prophecy popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 2022 (Prophecy as boys' name)
Prophecy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Prophecy's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Prophecy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Prophecy? ▼
16 babies have been named Prophecy since 2022. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 6 births.
When was Prophecy most popular? ▼
Prophecy was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Prophecy a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Prophecy is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 16 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Prophecy been used? ▼
Prophecy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 4 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Prophecy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Promise, Providence, Promyse, Prosperity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Prophecy
Nearby Names Like Prophecy
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Prophecy
Promise Girl
#820 6,426 births
Providence Girl
#10326 724 births
Promyse Girl
#4091 628 births
Prosperity Girl
#9917 142 births
Providencia Girl
115 births
Compare Prophecy side by side: Prophecy vs Promise Prophecy vs Providence Prophecy vs Promyse
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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, 2022–2025 (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. "Prophecy: Baby Name Since 2022 - 16 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/prophecy. 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 Prophecy 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.