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Prosper

Prosper is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Prosper · Prošper

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Croatia, United States, France
Also spelled
Prošper
US records 1880–2017
392 male / 8 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Prosper

If you do not know Prosper’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Prosper,” in English, “Guten Tag Prosper,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Prosper,

German

Guten Tag Prosper,

French

Bonjour Prosper,

Spanish

Estimado/a Prosper:

Chinese

Prosper您好：

Japanese

Prosper様

English

Hi Prosper,

German

Hi Prosper,

French

Salut Prosper,

Spanish

Hola Prosper,

Chinese

Prosper你好：

Japanese

Prosperさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Prosper by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Croatiarareman's name
United Statesrareman's name
Francerareman's name

United States birth data

392 male · 8 female · 400 births recorded

Male ≈ 98%Female ≈ 2%

Records from 1980–2017: 95.7% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Prosper a male or female name?

Prosper is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Prosper in an email?

If you do not know Prosper’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Prosper,” in English, “Guten Tag Prosper,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Prosper a unisex name?

Prosper is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Prosper a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/prosper. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_prosper,
  title  = {Is Prosper a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/prosper},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}