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By Grace Royal · Jul 2026

Prosper

OriginLatin
Meaning"favorable, prosperous"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Prosper as a girl's name
US Rank#977

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NB Rank#2218

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About Prosper

Variation of Prospero

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014—00
2015#4,5122211.5
2016—00
2017#4,7052111.3
2018#4,1912513.8
2019#3,9692715
2020#4,3832313.3
2021#3,0134123.4
2022#2,8174626.3
2023#3,0434124
2024#2,6924928.4
2025#3,4933319.3
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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