How Many People Are Named Promise?
An estimated 6,409 people in the United States have the first name Promise. It is predominantly female (93.9%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Promise peaked in popularity in 2023 with 420 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Promise 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 Promise paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Promise is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,409
About 1 in 53,480 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.9% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
420 births
Total Registered
6,483
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Promise
Promise is predominantly female (93.9%), though 394 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Promise as a male name
Ranked #4,824 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (38 births)
Promise as a female name
Ranked #818 in 2024
336 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (393 births)
Promise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Promise span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,585 babies were registered. While Promise is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Promise by Decade
How has Promise 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.
Promise by State
Birth registrations for Promise span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Kansas, Connecticut. On average, about 138 Promises were registered per state.
Promise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Promise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Promise
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Promise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Promise?
We estimate approximately 6,409 people named Promise 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 53,480 Americans share this first name.
Is Promise a common name?
Promise is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,483 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Promise most popular?
Promise reached peak popularity in 2023, when 420 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Promise is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Promise a female name?
Promise is predominantly female. 93.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Promise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Promise Smith, Promise Johnson, Promise 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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