Is Prairie a boy or girl name?

Prairie is a girl’s name. Of the 501 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Prairie

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Prairie was most popular in 2024, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,307 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 501 people named Prairie.

Prairie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Prairie’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Prairie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Prairie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 501 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org