Praise
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Unisex
Praise is a name of English origin, meaning “praise, worship”. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 2,645th for girls in the US (65 babies).
What does Praise mean?
English: Christian word name
“praise, worship”
An English word name expressing worship of God, in the tradition of Christian virtue names such as Grace and Faith.
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- PRAYZ
Is Praise a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Praise has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls and 10 boys in the UK and 65 girls and 56 boys in the US.
How popular is Praise in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 96% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Praise, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 27 girls. 10 boys were also named Praise in 2025 (2,342nd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Praise than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Praise in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 71% of the babies named Praise in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Praise in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,976 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,433 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,467 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
How popular is Praise in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,645among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 65about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 65 girls in the US were named Praise, making it the 2,645th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,338th. It first appears in the records in 1990. 56 boys were also named Praise in 2025 (2,421st for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Praise of any year since it first appeared, in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Praise in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 80% of the babies named Praise in the US in 2006, and 54% in 2025.
Praise in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,645 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,822 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,761 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,734 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3,338 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,962 |
| 2018 | 51 | #3,157 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3,386 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4,487 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4,001 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3,571 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4,385 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
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