unisex name
Prayer
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 126
Prayer is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 84% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Prayer over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 32 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 71 |
How popular is Prayer?
In 2025, Prayer was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Prayer
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Prayer also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Prayer over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Prayer
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Prayer — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Prayer
How popular is the name Prayer?
In 2025, Prayer was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Prayer a girl's or a boy's name?
Prayer is used for both girls and boys. About 84% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Prayer?
Prayer has 1 syllable.
When was Prayer most popular?
Prayer peaked in 2024, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Prayer a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Prayer currently ranks #10,090 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.