Unisex name · since 1881
Prosper
Prosper has 678 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,578 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,456 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 678
- born since 1881
- 2020s
- peak decade
678 babies have been named Prosper since 1881, making it today's #3456 unisex name.
Prosper has 678 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3456 as of the latest data, more common than 75% 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 1881 to 2025.
- #6,578 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,456 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 678 born since 1881
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prosper ranks #6,578 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,456 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 678 born since 1881, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,578 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,456 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 678
- born since 1881
- 2020s
- peak decade
Prosper's 678 recorded births place it above 85.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Prosper compares
678 Top 38% higher than 62% of 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
Prosper's all-time total is 84% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prosper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 678 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Prosper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prosper's full recorded timeline at 1947, 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 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prosper popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Prosper popularity over time - girls
76 total births recorded since 2017 (Prosper as girls' name)
Prosper by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (233 births, 34% of the file).
2020s was Prosper's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Prosper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 72
1910s
72 births
- 1920s 74
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s
2020s
233 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 233 births (34% of all-time use).
How Prosper compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Prosper's total volume
Prosper by state
Where Prosper concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
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What to do with Prosper's data
- Texas records the most Prospers (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Prosper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Prosper 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.