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Praise

Unisex

Meaning of Praise: English: 'to express approval or adoration'

Praise is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1648th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1648

121 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,359

First recorded 1990 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 9 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 40 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 31 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 45 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 57 babies2014: 54 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 64 babies2017: 73 babies2018: 77 babies2019: 79 babies2020: 67 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 76 babies2023: 66 babies2024: 62 babies2025: 121 babies
US babies named Praise per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 121.

Gender split

31% boys · 69% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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