Prometheus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- proh-MEE-thee-us
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Prometheus is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “forethought”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Prometheus mean?
Greek
“forethought”
In Greek myth the Titan Prometheus stole fire from the gods for humanity and was punished by Zeus.
Is Prometheus a girl's or a boy's name?
Prometheus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Prometheus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Prometheus, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Prometheus in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prometheus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
Names like Prometheus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atreus Perseus Atlas Leonidas Ares Silas Theo Aurelius Banks Eliam Emrys Bellamy
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Prometheus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/prometheus, updated 20 October 2026.