Praise

“Commendation, an expression of approval” — English origin

Boy's name · #2439 in the US (2025) · Trending

Praise is climbing: on the charts since 2001, it reached #2439 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 60 boys given the name last year. Roughly 430 have carried it all-time. About 61% of babies named Praise in recent years have been girls.

Famous Praises

Praise Fowowe — Nigerian speaker, author and activist
Praise Tonha — Zimbabwean footballer
Praise Onubiyi — Nigerian footballer
Praise Martin-Oguike — Nigerian player of American football
Praise Olatoke — British Nigerian gridiron football player

What Praises become

Among 17 notable people named Praise:

Sports figures appear 2.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Praise Onubiyi, Nigerian footballer.

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