Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Fortune
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Prosper
Pronunciation
p-ros-per, pr(o)-sper
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2665, 49 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3450, 33 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #8407, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 8 |
| 2024 | 49 | 12 |
| 2023 | 41 | 10 |
| 2022 | 46 | 5 |
| 2021 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020 | 23 | 7 |
| 2019 | 27 | 8 |
| 2018 | 25 | 8 |
| 2017 | 21 | 8 |
| 2016 | 18 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1905 (rank #96, 231 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
- Girls: peak in 1913 (rank #627, 7 births); most recent 1955 (rank #1208, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | – |
| 2017 | 17 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | – |
| 2014 | 15 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence