Prosper

Popularity Trends

The name Prosper is the #7,088 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 651 recorded births since 1881. This represents the 8.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 8.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,991 (12.9% percentile) for all time with 595 births since 1881. For girls, it ranks #5,660 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 56 births since 2017.

Prosper first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1881 (1881 for boys and 2017 for girls). Birth data for Prosper is available in 50 out of the 143 years between 1881 and 2023 (50 years for boys and 7 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Prosper has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 91.4% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 80.4% of babies named Prosper were boys.

For boys, Prosper reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 4.3% percentile (ranked #884) with 24 births per million. The name was most common in 1881, with 46 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2007, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Prosper ranks #875 for boys (4.0% percentile) with 22 births per million, which is 48.5% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Prosper reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #931) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Prosper is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #942 (0.5% percentile) with 6 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Prosper".

1881 2023 18812023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2021

First Recorded

2017

Peak Percentile

0.5%

Current Percentile

0.5%

Peak Rank

#931

Current Rank

#942

Female statistics

Total Births

595

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

1881

Peak Percentile

4.3%

Current Percentile

4.0%

Peak Rank

#884

Current Rank

#875

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Prosper", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Prosper.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Prosper's popularity from 1880 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Prosper at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Prosper range from Olivine at 59.6% correlation to Jasper at 55.0% correlation, with an average correlation level of 57.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Jasper with 58.0K births (98% boys) and the least popular is Cas with 166 births (100% boys).

Prosper's share of births peaked at 46.2 births per million in 1881 (5.7 for girls in 2021 and 46.2 for boys in 2022). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (5% of peak) in 2006. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Prosper had 28.1 births per million, 61% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Olivine

196

59.59% (moderate)

Bowman

910

59.43% (moderate)

Cas

166

58.95% (moderate)

Aura

4,369

57.97% (moderate)

Pryor

499

57.79% (moderate)

Emory

27.4k

57.62% (moderate)

Adelheid

195

56.99% (moderate)

Violetta

2,960

56.89% (moderate)

Amalia

15.4k

56.52% (moderate)

Shep

184

55.42% (moderate)

Marcellus

9,153

55.31% (moderate)

Jasper

58k

55.03% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Prosper

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Prosper. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Prosper is pronounced as PRAH-sper, which has 2 syllables.

PRAH-sper

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PRAH-sper (2 syllables)

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P R AA1 S P ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like P R AA1 S P ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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