How Many People Are Named Prophet?
An estimated 302 people in the United States have the first name Prophet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Prophet peaked in popularity in 2019 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prophet 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 Prophet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
302
About 1 in 1,134,948 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
23 births
Total Registered
310
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prophet
Prophet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 310 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Prophet as a male name
Ranked #4,825 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (23 births)
Prophet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prophet span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 102 babies were registered. Prophet remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Prophet by Decade
How has Prophet 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.
Prophet by State
Prophet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prophet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prophet
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prophet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prophet?
We estimate approximately 302 people named Prophet 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 1,134,948 Americans share this first name.
Is Prophet a common name?
Prophet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 310 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prophet most popular?
Prophet reached peak popularity in 2019, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prophet is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prophet a male name?
Prophet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prophet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prophet Smith, Prophet Johnson, Prophet 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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