NameTides

Prosper

Prosper was the #3,450 boys' name in the US in 2025 (33 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales.

Prosper as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Prosper as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Prosper as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,450 (33)#2,952 (7)—
2024#2,674 (49)#5,120 (3)—
2023#3,005 (41)#4,108 (4)#2,614 (6)
2022#2,793 (46)——
2021#2,972 (41)——
2020#4,275 (23)#3,848 (4)—
2019#3,899 (27)——
2018#4,094 (25)#4,749 (3)#2,740 (5)
2017#4,594 (21)#2,734 (7)—
2016#5,124 (18)#2,804 (7)—
2015#4,407 (22)#3,004 (6)—
2014#7,562 (10)#3,362 (5)—
2013#5,923 (14)#2,660 (7)—
2012#9,709 (7)#3,987 (4)—
2011#7,502 (10)#4,647 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1881 at #866.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 20% of US babies named Prosper were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 53,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 53,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Prosper is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 46,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 63,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Prosper by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Prosper (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ProsperCanadaBoys—too few
ProsperEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
ProsperNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ProsperUSGirls#10,9178
ProsperUSBoys#3,45033