Prairie
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Prairie
Unspecific place name with a wonderfully wide-open, spacious, western feel; used for a character in Thomas Pynchon's novel Vineland.
Prairie for girls#4330 US
Prairie is derived from the Old French word praierie, which ultimately came from the Latin pratum, meaning "meadow".
Prairie for boys
An evocative, windswept choice that is part of the third generation of western-influenced names, picking up where first Jesse and then Dakota left off, though with a slight feminine edge.
Pronounced PRAY-ree.
As of October 2026, Prairie ranked #4330 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3454 in 1977.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,483 | 31 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #4,652 | 30 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,434 | 32 | 19.8 |
| 2025 | #4,330 | 33 | 20.5 |
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