Promiss
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PROM-iss
- Origin
- English
Promiss is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “a pledge or vow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Promiss mean?
English: respelling of the English word promise
“a pledge or vow”
The word promise comes from Latin promissum, 'something promised'.
Is Promiss a girl's or a boy's name?
Promiss is a girls' name.
How popular is Promiss in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Promiss in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Promiss in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
Names like Promiss
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Parker, Palmer, Presley, Harper, Harlow, Ellie, Peyton, Collins, Miller, Piper, Journee, Oakley
Names related to Promiss
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Promiss: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/promiss, updated 20 October 2026.