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Promise

“A vow or commitment” — English origin

Girl's name · #823 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Promise has appeared in US records since 1975 — best rank #714 (2023) · 6,426 babies named Promise all-time · 1 in 4,800 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Promises

• Promise Amukamara — Nigerian basketball player (born 1993)
• Promise Mthembu — South African gender, AIDS, and human rights activist

What Promises become

Among 26 notable people named Promise:

Athletes appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Promise Amukamara, Nigerian basketball player (born 1993).

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