Girls' name · since 2007

Praylee

Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Praylee, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#50,097 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

15 girls have been named Praylee since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Praylee recorded 15 times among girls since 2007, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2016.

  • #50,097 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Praylee ranks #50,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#50,097 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Praylee's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Praylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Praylee splits its recorded history at 2015: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births).

Praylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2007)
5
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
5 200720152016 5

Praylee by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

2010s was Praylee's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Praylee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Praylee?
Praylee has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #50,097 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 5 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Praylee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Praylee ranks #50,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Praylee most popular?
Praylee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Praylee been used?
The SSA has tracked Praylee since 2007 -- 10 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Praylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Praise, Pranavi, Prairie, Prachi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Praylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Praylee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.