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Promise

Promise holds the #823 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 330 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#714 nationally, 395 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1975. The name's biggest fan base is in South Carolina (#278 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#823
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#714
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
330
girls named Promise

Promise popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.013%0.020%0.027%18801900192019401960198020002020#714 in 2023
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2023

Where Promise is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025ND—Minnesota: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#731Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025WI—Michigan: #690 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#690New York: #758 (21 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#758Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025IA—Illinois: #597 (16 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#597Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025CT—California: #1276 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025NE—Missouri: #728 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#728Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025WV—Virginia: #541 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#541Maryland: #511 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MD#511Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025KS—Arkansas: #301 (10 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)AR#301Tennessee: #645 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#645North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: #278 (18 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)SC#278District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025OK—Louisiana: #369 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)LA#369Mississippi: #301 (9 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)MS#301Alabama: #716 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#716Georgia: #305 (34 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)GA#305Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Promise in 2025HI—Texas: #1117 (24 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1117Florida: #515 (35 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)FL#515
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#301), South Carolina (#278), Arkansas (#301)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Promise in the most recent year of SSA data.

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