Prayer*
#22,689 most common girls' name of all time · #36,890 across all names · 16% male / 84% female · used 2000–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#22,689
Rank overall
#36,890 of 105,966
First appeared
2000
Years on the list
14 of 146
All-time
126
Since 2016
91
Peak year
2024 #8,256
Best rank
#8,256 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 21/yr
Prayer first appears in 2000. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.