Prospero — boys' name

What the Data Says About Prospero

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Prospero between 1915 and 1975, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Prospero currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prospero performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Prospero shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prospero in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 71 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.