Prospero

PRAHS-per-roh /ˈpɹɑːspɚˌɹoʊ/
boy 3 syllables fading

Prospero is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Prospero is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1975. Prospero was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1928 (8 births).

About the name Prospero

PronunciationPRAHS-per-roh /ˈpɹɑːspɚˌɹoʊ/
CultureItalianPortugueseSpanish
8peak births 1928
1915first in SSA data

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How popular is Prospero?

Boys named Prospero
19151920193019401950196019701975
Boys named Prospero per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1975 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1975) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Prospero total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19755—#6,088
19475—#4,144
19335—#4,043
19306—#3,908
19296—#3,860
19288—#3,299
19257—#3,660
19247—#3,775
19235—#4,748
19175—#4,442
19165—#4,364
19157—#3,323
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