boy's name
Prometheus
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 4
- Letters 10
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 101
Prometheus is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2013.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Prometheus over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 46 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Prometheus?
In 2025, Prometheus was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Prometheus
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Prometheus also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Prometheus over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Prometheus
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Prometheus — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Prometheus
How popular is the name Prometheus?
In 2025, Prometheus was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Prometheus a girl's or a boy's name?
Prometheus is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Prometheus?
Prometheus has 4 syllables.
When was Prometheus most popular?
Prometheus peaked in 2022, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Prometheus a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Prometheus currently ranks #8,586 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.