How Many People Are Named Prosper?
An estimated 511 people in the United States have the first name Prosper. It is predominantly male (90.5%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Prosper peaked in popularity in 2024 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prosper 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 Prosper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
511
About 1 in 670,752 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.5% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
61 births
Total Registered
713
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prosper
Prosper is predominantly male (90.5%), though 68 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Prosper as a male name
Ranked #2,692 in 2024
49 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (49 births)
Prosper as a female name
Ranked #8,809 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (12 births)
Prosper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prosper span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 244 babies were registered. Prosper remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Prosper by Decade
How has Prosper 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.
Prosper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prosper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prosper
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prosper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prosper?
We estimate approximately 511 people named Prosper 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 670,752 Americans share this first name.
Is Prosper a common name?
Prosper is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 713 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prosper most popular?
Prosper reached peak popularity in 2024, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prosper is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prosper a male name?
Prosper is predominantly male. 90.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prosper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prosper Smith, Prosper Johnson, Prosper 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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