How Many People Are Named Prairie?
An estimated 453 people in the United States have the first name Prairie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Prairie peaked in popularity in 2024 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prairie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Prairie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
453
About 1 in 756,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
32 births
Total Registered
465
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prairie
Prairie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 465 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Prairie as a female name
Ranked #4,434 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (32 births)
Prairie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prairie span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 136 babies were registered. Prairie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Prairie by Decade
How has Prairie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Prairie by State
Prairie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prairie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prairie
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prairie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prairie?
We estimate approximately 453 people named Prairie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 756,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Prairie a common name?
Prairie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 465 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prairie most popular?
Prairie reached peak popularity in 2024, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prairie is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prairie a female name?
Prairie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prairie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prairie Smith, Prairie Johnson, Prairie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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