Is Prosper a boy or girl name?

Prosper is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 754 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.1% were girls and 89.9% were boys.

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Prosper

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Prosper was most popular in 2024, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,941 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 754 people named Prosper.

Prosper over time

Births per year. The dot marks Prosper’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Prosper a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Prosper is mostly a boy’s name — 10.1% of the 754 Americans given it were girls and 89.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 19% girls and 81% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org