How Many People Are Named Prodigy?
An estimated 113 people in the United States have the first name Prodigy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Prodigy peaked in popularity in 2018 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prodigy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Prodigy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
113
About 1 in 3,033,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2018
13 births
Total Registered
114
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prodigy
Prodigy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 114 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Prodigy as a male name
Ranked #6,705 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (13 births)
Prodigy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prodigy span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 61 babies were registered. Prodigy remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Prodigy by Decade
How has Prodigy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Prodigy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prodigy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prodigy
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prodigy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prodigy?
We estimate approximately 113 people named Prodigy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,033,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Prodigy a common name?
Prodigy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 114 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prodigy most popular?
Prodigy reached peak popularity in 2018, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prodigy is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prodigy a male name?
Prodigy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prodigy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prodigy Smith, Prodigy Johnson, Prodigy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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