Total births
142
Girls' name · since 1999
Prosperity
142 babies named Prosperity in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9917
- among girls today
- 142
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- more common than other girls
142 babies have been named Prosperity since 1999, making it today's #9917 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Prosperity recorded 142 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #9917 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #9917 among girls today
- 142 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
- 44% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Prosperity is currently the #9917 girls' name in America, more common than 44% of girls - 142 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9917
- among girls today
- 142
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- more common than other girls
Prosperity vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9917
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 44% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Prosperity was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
12 babies were named Prosperity in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Prosperity compares
142 30th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Prosperity's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prosperity | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Prosperity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prosperity's full recorded timeline at 2014, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prosperity at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2015
Current rank
#9,917
Active since
1999
Prosperity popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Prosperity by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Prosperity's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Prosperity births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Prosperity? ▼
Prosperity has been given to 142 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9917 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
When was Prosperity most popular? ▼
Prosperity was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Prosperity been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Prosperity since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Prosperity? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Promise, Providence, Promyse, Providencia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Prosperity's data
- Prosperity's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Prosperity
Nearby Names Like Prosperity
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Prosperity
Promise Girl
#820 6,426 births
Providence Girl
#10326 724 births
Promyse Girl
#4091 628 births
Providencia Girl
115 births
Promiss Girl
100 births
Compare Prosperity side by side: Prosperity vs Promise Prosperity vs Providence Prosperity vs Promyse
Related Names
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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, 1999–2025 (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. "Prosperity: #9917 Girls' Name - 142 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/prosperity. 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 Prosperity 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.