Is Pryor a boy or girl name?

Pryor is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 540 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.4% were girls and 89.6% were boys.

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Pryor

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Pryor was most popular in 2019, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,517 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 540 people named Pryor.

Pryor over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pryor’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pryor a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pryor is mostly a boy’s name — 10.4% of the 540 Americans given it were girls and 89.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 20% girls and 80% 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