Prairie: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,330

among girls · ↓57 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Prairie · -3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 48,705

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

34 babies

All-time total

501

#11,852 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Prairie popularity over time

501 babies have been named Prairie since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	59	6	–	#3,453
1980s	44	4	-25%	#5,807
1990s	32	3	-27%	#10,256
2000s	73	7	+128%	#8,608
2010s	122	12	+67%	#5,487
2020s (to 2025)	171	29	+134%	#4,273

Where Prairie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	35	0.02	outside top 500
2027	37	0.02	outside top 500
2028	39	0.02	outside top 500
2029	40	0.03	outside top 500
2030	42	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Prairie

Prairie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,330 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 501 American babies have been named Prairie. Its peak came in 2024, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Prairie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Prairie?

The median living Prairie is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 28. An estimated 500 people named Prairie are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Prairie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	33	#4,330
2024	34	#4,273
2023	22	#5,693
2022	30	#4,652
2021	31	#4,485
2020	21	#5,807
2019	20	#6,130
2018	22	#5,740
2017	24	#5,487
2016	17	#7,155
2015	6	#15,962
2014	11	#10,005
2013	14	#8,470
2012	–	–
2011	–	–
2010	8	#13,182
2009	–	–
2008	7	#15,016
2007	8	#13,619
2006	14	#8,608
2005	8	#12,737
2004	9	#11,401
2003	9	#11,110
2002	6	#14,948
2001	5	#17,280
2000	7	#12,813
1995	8	#10,256
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	12	#5,807
1975	5	#10,160
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Prairie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Prairie?

The median living Prairie is about 9 years old. Half of all living Prairies are between 4 and 28 years old.

How many people named Prairie are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Prairie are alive in the United States, based on 501 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Prairie in 2025?

Prairie ranked #4,330 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Prairie?

501 babies have been named Prairie in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Prairie most popular?

Prairie peaked in 2024, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Prairie a boy or girl name?

Prairie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Prairie rising or falling?

Prairie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Prairie become more popular?

Prairie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Prairie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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