Prosper
Boy name · #3456 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 33 baby boys were named Prosper, placing it at #3456 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4407, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 54,545 boys born in 2025 was named Prosper.
The 144-year story
Prosper first appears in the Social Security records in 1881, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 49 babies and a rank of #2674. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Prosper per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Prosper in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Prosper is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Prosper will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Prosper is most common
State-level data for Prosper is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Prosper
Statistically, parents drawn to Prosper tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Juniper, Copper, Jesper, Roper, and Kasper.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Prosper | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3450 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2674 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3005 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2793 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2972 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4275 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3899 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4094 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4594 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5124 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4407 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7562 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5923 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9709 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7502 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8139 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8310 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6763 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12055 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8927 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9392 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9243 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7416 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7560 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Prosper a popular boy name?
Prosper ranked #3456 among boys in 2025 with 33 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4407.
When was the name Prosper most popular?
Prosper peaked in 2024, when 49 American boys received the name (ranked #2674 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Prosper?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 54,545 newborn American boys was named Prosper. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.