Prairie
Girl name · #4299 in 2025 · Uniqueness 60/100
In 2025, 33 baby girls were named Prairie, placing it at #4299 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #14482, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 54,545 girls born in 2025 was named Prairie.
The 52-year story
Prairie first appears in the Social Security records in 1973, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 34 babies and a rank of #4207. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Prairie per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Prairie in class?
Prairie scores 60 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Prairie is most common
State-level data for Prairie is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Prairie
Statistically, parents drawn to Prairie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ellerie, Ivorie, Ellorie, Storie, and Rorie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Prairie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4265 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4207 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5549 |
| 2022 | 30 | #4582 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4413 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5986 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5619 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14482 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9517 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12276 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13832 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12676 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8237 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10425 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11801 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12688 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10836 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Prairie a popular girl name?
Prairie ranked #4299 among girls in 2025 with 33 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #14482.
When was the name Prairie most popular?
Prairie peaked in 2024, when 34 American girls received the name (ranked #4207 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Prairie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 54,545 newborn American girls was named Prairie. It scores 60/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.