The first name Prosper

In 2025, 7 boys were named Prosper, making it the 2,952nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 7 births (#2,282).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Prosper with other names.

In 2025, 33 boys born in the United States were named Prosper, the 3,493rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 49 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Prosper Mérimée
  French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)
• Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
  French poet (1674-1762)
• Prosper of Aquitaine
  5th-century Roman Christian writer, 390–463
• Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
  French writer (1707-1777)
• Prosper Guéranger
  French Benedictine abbot (1806–1875)
• Prosper Poullet
  Belgian former prime minister (1868-1937)
• Prosper Bruggeman
  Belgian rower, 1870–1939
• Victor Prosper Considerant
  French utopian Socialist (1808–1893)
• Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray
  French journalist and socialist (1838–1901)
• Prosper Menière
  French physician (1799-1862)
• Prosper Garnot
  French scientist (1794–1838)
• Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante
  French historian and statesman (1782–1866)

• Henry
• Louis
• Pierre
• Austin
• André
• Henri
• François
• Jacques
• Georges
• Marcel
• Marc
• Antoine
• Alexandre
• Eduard
• Ray
• Guillaume

All 210 names of French origin

What is the origin of the name Prosper?

Prosper comes from French.

How popular is the name Prosper?

In 2025, 7 boys born in England and Wales were named Prosper, ranking 2,952nd. Its peak was 2006, with 7 births.

Is Prosper a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 754 US babies named Prosper since 1880, 10% were girls and 90% boys.

When was Prosper most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 49 babies were named Prosper, its highest rank at 2,701st.

Is Prosper also a surname?

Yes. Prosper is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.