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Unisex name

Praise

/ˈpɹeɪz/ · 69% girls, 31% boys · 121 born in 2025

Praise has been given to about 1,359 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈpɹeɪz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,351
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Praise per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 121
  • Born in 2025121
  • All time1,359
  • England & Wales, 202531

How popular is Praise?

Its best year was 2025, when 121 babies were given the name, ranking 2680th. The typical living American called Praise is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Praise

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Blaise0.75
  2. Promise0.74
  3. Paige0.69
  4. Charisse0.66
  5. Analise0.64
  6. Paislee0.63
  7. Price0.64
  8. Annalise0.63

Middle names for Praise

Ranked by flow score
  1. Praise Noelle0.83
  2. Praise Catherine0.80
  3. Praise Frances0.80
  4. Praise Belle0.80
  5. Praise Josephine0.80
  6. Praise Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Praise

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.94
  2. Hazielbrother · 0.94
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.93
  4. Emilianasister · 0.92
  5. Ayaneither · 0.92
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.92

Where Praise is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. North Carolina0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Praise Wilson0.75
  2. Praise Williams0.75
  3. Praise Walker0.75
  4. Praise Turner0.75
  5. Praise Torres0.75
  6. Praise Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Praise

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Praise across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.