Prophet
#9,171 most common boys' name of all time · #23,171 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1918–2025
Rank among boys
#9,171
Rank overall
#23,171 of 105,966
First appeared
1918
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
331
Since 2016
187
Peak year
2019 #4,370
Best rank
#4,370 2019
Girls
Boys
peak 23/yr
Prophet first appears in 1918. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,892 |
| 2024 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,597 |
| 2023 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,924 |
| 2022 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,590 |
| 2021 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,152 |
| 2020 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,563 |
| 2019 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,370 |
| 2018 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,778 |
| 2017 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,634 |
| 2016 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,218 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,800 |
| 2014 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,772 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,861 |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,450 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,483 |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,922 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,711 |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,414 |
| 2007 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,672 |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,836 |
| 2005 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,083 |
| 2004 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,198 |
| 2003 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,333 |
| 2002 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,167 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,405 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,003 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,847 |
| 1918 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,760 |