Boys' name · since 1918
Prophet
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 331 babies named Prophet, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,072 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 331
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
331 babies have been named Prophet since 1918, making it today's #4892 boys' name.
Prophet has 331 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4892 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, 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 1918 to 2025.
- #10,072 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,892 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 331 born since 1918
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prophet ranks #10,072 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,892 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 331 born since 1918, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,072 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 331
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
Prophet's 331 recorded births place it above 77.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Prophet compares
331 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Prophet's all-time total is 10% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prophet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 331 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Prophet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prophet's full recorded timeline at 2011, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prophet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Prophet by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (123 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Prophet's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Prophet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 123 births (37% of all-time use).
Prophet by state
Where Prophet concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 331 births nationwide.
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What to do with Prophet's data
- Georgia records the most Prophets (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Prophet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
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, 1918–2025 (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 Prophet 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.