girl's name
Promise
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 7,005
the United States
#824
2025 births
Promise is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 348 babies in the United States, ranking #824. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2023, when 422 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,527 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Promise over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 49 |
| 1980s | 143 |
| 1990s | 387 |
| 2000s | 1,390 |
| 2010s | 2,586 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,283 |
How popular is Promise?
In 2025, Promise was given to 348 babies in the United States, ranking #824 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Promise is used
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 Promise
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Promise also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Promise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Promise
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Promise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Promise
How popular is the name Promise?
In 2025, Promise was given to 348 babies in the United States, ranking #824 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Promise a girl's or a boy's name?
Promise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Promise?
Promise has 2 syllables.
When was Promise most popular?
Promise peaked in 2023, when 422 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Promise a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Promise currently ranks #824 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.