Is Promise a boy or girl name?
Promise is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 336 girls and 21 boys were named Promise, so 94.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 93.9% of the 6,483 US babies named Promise were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,824
- Girl rank, 2024
- #818
- Babies named Promise since 1975
- 6,483
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 420 babies
Boys and girls named Promise, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 1990s | 15 | 372 | 96.1% |
| 2000s | 94 | 1,296 | 93.2% |
| 2010s | 156 | 2,429 | 94% |
| 2020s | 129 | 1,800 | 93.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,824 | 336 | #818 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,082 | 393 | #716 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,200 | 364 | #782 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,280 | 388 | #736 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,114 | 319 | #853 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,968 | 319 | #846 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,484 | 295 | #912 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,704 | 242 | #1,063 |
| 2016 | 10 | #8,016 | 215 | #1,172 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,231 | 246 | #1,071 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,423 | 249 | #1,046 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,587 | 218 | #1,118 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,698 | 211 | #1,164 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,602 | 217 | #1,132 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,192 | 217 | #1,132 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,347 | 203 | #1,230 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,321 | 203 | #1,240 |
| 2007 | 10 | #8,024 | 179 | #1,356 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,864 | 149 | #1,486 |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,141 | 116 | #1,715 |
| 2004 | 9 | #8,015 | 107 | #1,790 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,433 | 98 | #1,881 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,251 | 68 | #2,371 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,222 | 99 | #1,804 |
| 2000 | 6 | #10,015 | 74 | #2,168 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,172 | 61 | #2,418 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,359 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,355 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,011 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,933 | 45 | #2,718 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,978 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,212 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,458 | 20 | #4,990 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,286 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,183 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,246 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,093 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,978 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,703 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,638 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,417 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,720 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,892 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,206 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,556 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,265 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,582 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,433 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,160 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Promise reached #3,200 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #716 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.