Name Legacy

Praise

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Praise was most popular in 2025, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,107 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,107, with 121 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,359 people named Praise.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#3,107
Births that year121
Total since 18801,359
Given to69% girls

Praise over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Praise’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Praise a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Praise is a unisex name — 68.7% of the 1,359 Americans given it were girls and 31.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 64% girls and 36% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Praise

Where Praise is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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