The first name Promise
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name from English.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Promise last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2008, with 6 births (#3,397).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Promise with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Promise at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 330 girls born in the United States were named Promise, the 826th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 395 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Promise
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Promise DavidCanadian soccer player, born 2001
Questions
- How popular is the name Promise?
- In 2024, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Promise, ranking 4,270th. Its peak was 2008, with 6 births.
- Is Promise a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 6,838 US babies named Promise since 1880, 94% were girls and 6% boys.
- When was Promise most popular?
- 2023 in the United States, when 395 babies were named Promise, its highest rank at 714th.