Submitted Name Revision History

From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."

From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “I tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung.

According to the USA Social Security Administration, 10 boys and 5 girls were named Prophecy in 2022.