Praise Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Praise

Generally used in conjunction with another name to form a religious phrase -- for instance the daughter of rapper DMX is called Praise Mary Ella.

Praise is also given to boys, where it ranks #2439 in the US.

Pronounced PRAYZ.

As of November 2026, Praise ranked #2439 for boys and #2680 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA.

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Boys #2,439

Girls #2,680

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank · boys	Births · boys	US rank · girls	Births · girls
2014	—	0	#4,085	37
2015	#3,961	27	#4,567	31
2016	#4,900	20	#3,567	44
2017	#3,955	27	#3,427	46
2018	#4,080	26	#3,194	51
2019	#4,307	24	#2,987	55
2020	#4,665	21	#3,378	46
2021	—	0	#3,782	40
2022	#4,160	26	#3,259	50
2023	#4,184	26	#3,817	40
2024	#4,512	23	#3,858	39
2025	#2,439	56	#2,680	65