Praise
Girl name · #2676 in 2025 · Uniqueness 59/100
Praise ranks #2676 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 65 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4488, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 27,692 girls born in 2025 was named Praise.
The 35-year story
Praise first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 65 babies and a rank of #2645. 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 Praise per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Praise in class?
Praise scores 59 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 Praise is most common
Geography matters for names, and Praise is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Praises were TX (8), OH (6), CA (5), GA (5), NC (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Praise
Statistically, parents drawn to Praise tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Elloise, Blaise, Promise, Paradise, and Promyse.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Praise | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2645 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3822 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3763 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3220 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3735 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3338 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2962 |
| 2018 | 51 | #3158 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3387 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3523 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4488 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4003 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3573 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4387 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4568 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6182 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5891 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5574 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4567 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4165 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5437 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7391 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10425 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6129 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6619 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Praise a popular girl name?
Praise ranked #2676 among girls in 2025 with 65 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4488.
When was the name Praise most popular?
Praise peaked in 2025, when 65 American girls received the name (ranked #2645 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Praise?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 27,692 newborn American girls was named Praise. It scores 59/100 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.