Praise Boy & girl

How popular is Praise?

#2,645 girl name in 2025

65 baby girls were named Praise in the US in 2025, making it the 2645th most popular girl name. Another 56 boys got the name (#2,421 for boys).

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1,351living people named Praise (est.)
9median age of people named Praise
1,359babies named Praise since 1880
1 in 27,400US babies born in 2025

Praise popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,645 for girls (▲ 1177 from 2024)
Babies in 202565 girls, 56 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+110% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,487 in 2015, #3,338 in 2020
Peak year2025 (65 girls)
Highest rank#2,645 in 2025
First recorded1990
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)36% boys, 64% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Praise is most popular

Babies named Praise per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 girls)
  3. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  4. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  5. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Praise by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1990s51#8,216
2000s210#4,164
2010s392#2,962
2020s280#2,645

Girl names about as popular as Praise

Questions

Is Praise a boy or girl name?
Praise is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 36% of babies named Praise were boys and 64% were girls.
How popular is the name Praise?
65 baby girls were named Praise in the US in 2025, making it the 2645th most popular girl name. Another 56 boys got the name (#2,421 for boys).
When was Praise most popular?
Praise peaked in 2025, when 65 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,645 in 2025.
How many people are named Praise?
1,359 babies have been named Praise in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,351 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
Where is Praise most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Praise was most common in Maryland, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.