Praise
Feminine · “commendation”
Praise is given to both — 933 girls and 426 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Praise descends from the Latin pretium — a price — so to praise something was originally to appraise it.
How old is the name Praise?
Praise first appears in US birth records in 1990 — 35 years ago. The typical Praise is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 900 people named Praise are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Praise most popular?
Praise peaked in 2025, reaching #2645 nationally. Today it ranks #2645, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
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Where it comes from
From pretium to Praise
The story of Praise
Pretium meant a price, and to praise something was to set a value on it — which is why price, prize, appraise and praise are all the same word at different removes. Praise is a common given name in Nigeria and Ghana. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
commendation
From the Old French preisier, 'to value' or 'to price', from the Latin pretium, 'price'. The same root gives price, prize, appraise and precious. The sense of commendation grew from valuing. The etymology is documented.
How the name formed
- pretium
- preisier
- praise
- Praise
Related forms: Priser · Prize
Pronouncing Praise
PRAYZ
One syllable. It is a homophone of the ordinary English noun and of 'prays'.
Nicknames for Praise
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1990
- Most girls named
- 202565 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2645reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +66.7%65 in 2025, from 39
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Praise in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Priser in French — related form
- Prize in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Praises among us
people named Praise are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 24,727 born in 2025 was named Praise
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Desha test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Praise's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Desha climbed just as high around 1969, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Desha's path sketches the road Praise is walking now.
Praise sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Praise is headed
Praise should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Praise beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Praise in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That price, prize and praise are one word is a first-rate etymology.
- It records a living West African Christian naming tradition.
- One syllable, clean, and never mispronounced.
- It is an ordinary English noun and reads as one.
- It is a homophone of 'prays'.
- It reads as strongly religious.
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Feminine · #2645 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Praises are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Praise are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Praise in 2025?
- Praise ranks #2645 among US girl names in 2025, with 65 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Praise?
- About 1 in every 24,727 US girls born in 2025 was named Praise — 65 in all.
- Will my child share the name Praise with classmates?
- Praise will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Praise
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
Caliana#2645 · Aaira#2645 · Wylie#2645 · Henrietta#2645 · Mahogany#2645 · Amaiah#2645 · Charlize#2645 · Esra#2645
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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