Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Praise

Gender Unisex · 69% girls Rank 2025 #2,680 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,680
among girls · ↑1,197 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
121
named Praise · +95% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
121 babies
All-time total
1,359
#7,877 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Praise popularity over time

1,359 babies have been named Praise since 1990, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 51 – 51 5 – #8,657
2000s 210 62 272 27 +433% #4,239
2010s 392 194 586 59 +115% #2,988
2020s (to 2025) 280 170 450 75 +28% #2,680

Where Praise 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 65 0.04 outside top 500
2027 65 0.04 outside top 500
2028 66 0.04 outside top 500
2029 66 0.04 outside top 500
2030 66 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Praise

Praise is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,680 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 1,359 American babies have been named Praise, about 69% girls and 31% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 121 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 Praise stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Praise?

The median living Praise is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 1,300 people named Praise are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Praise year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 65 #2,680 56 #2,439
2024 39 #3,877 23 #4,527
2023 40 #3,818 26 #4,186
2022 50 #3,264 26 #4,162
2021 40 #3,786 18 #5,282
2020 46 #3,379 21 #4,666
2019 55 #2,988 24 #4,309
2018 51 #3,194 26 #4,080
2017 46 #3,428 27 #3,955
2016 44 #3,570 20 #4,901
2015 31 #4,568 27 #3,961
2014 37 #4,087 17 #5,426
2013 43 #3,627 14 #6,166
2012 33 #4,464 12 #6,931
2011 31 #4,651 14 #6,171
2010 21 #6,334 13 #6,617
2009 23 #6,048 8 #9,650
2008 25 #5,711 13 #6,670
2007 32 #4,642 8 #9,538
2006 35 #4,239 9 #8,566
2005 23 #5,566 – –
2004 15 #7,740 11 #6,866
2003 9 #11,111 – –
2002 18 #6,328 5 #12,019
2001 16 #6,895 8 #8,118
2000 14 #7,477 – –
1995 6 #12,936 – –
1990 6 #12,481 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Praise?

The median living Praise is about 8 years old. Half of all living Praises are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Praise are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Praise are alive in the United States, based on 1,359 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Praise in 2025?

Praise ranked #2,680 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Praise?

1,359 babies have been named Praise in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Praise most popular?

Praise peaked in 2025, when 121 newborns received the name.

Is Praise a boy or girl name?

Praise is used for both: about 69% of babies named Praise have been girls and 31% boys.

Is the name Praise rising or falling?

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

Will Praise become more popular?

Praise looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 66 girls named Praise in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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