Promise Popularity by Year

Follow Promise across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Promise birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys18#5,208Down 507 places
2025Girls330#823Down 4 places
2024Boys21#4,701Down 699 places
2024Girls337#819Down 105 places
2023Boys27#4,002Down 851 places
2023Girls395#714Up 65 places
2022Boys38#3,151Up 1,959 places
2022Girls365#779Down 49 places
2021Boys18#5,110Down 1,090 places
2021Girls390#730Up 122 places
2020Boys25#4,020Down 121 places
2020Girls319#852Down 9 places
2019Boys27#3,899Up 1,421 places
2019Girls320#843Up 66 places
2018Boys17#5,320Down 726 places
2018Girls295#909Up 149 places
2017Boys21#4,594Up 3,011 places
2017Girls242#1,058Up 113 places
2016Boys10#7,605Down 2,547 places
2016Girls215#1,171Down 103 places
2015Boys18#5,058Up 1,990 places
2015Girls246#1,068Down 28 places
2014Boys11#7,048Down 1,644 places
2014Girls249#1,040Up 76 places
2013Boys16#5,404Up 2,754 places
2013Girls218#1,116Up 46 places
2012Boys9#8,158Down 79 places
2012Girls211#1,162Down 35 places
2011Boys9#8,079Down 3,032 places
2011Girls217#1,127Up 3 places
2010Boys18#5,047Up 1,048 places
2010Girls217#1,130Up 98 places
2009Boys14#6,095Down 25 places
2009Girls203#1,228Up 10 places
2008Boys14#6,070Up 1,520 places
2008Girls203#1,238Up 116 places
2007Boys10#7,590Down 163 places
2007Girls179#1,354Up 126 places
2006Boys10#7,427Up 213 places
2006Girls149#1,480Up 224 places
2005Boys9#7,640Down 104 places
2005Girls116#1,704Up 77 places
2004Boys9#7,536Up 295 places
2004Girls107#1,781Up 93 places
2003Boys8#7,831Down 188 places
2003Girls98#1,874Up 478 places
2002Boys8#7,643Up 1,600 places
2002Girls68#2,352Down 557 places
2001Boys6#9,243Down 131 places
2001Girls99#1,795Up 363 places
2000Boys6#9,112Up 800 places
2000Girls74#2,158Up 247 places
1999Boys5#9,912Down 1,044 places
1999Girls61#2,405Down 67 places
1998Girls60#2,338Down 10 places
1997Girls57#2,328Up 638 places
1996Girls40#2,966Down 279 places
1995Boys5#8,868Down 433 places
1995Girls45#2,687Up 248 places
1994Girls40#2,935Up 1,165 places
1993Girls25#4,100Up 749 places
1992Boys5#8,435
1992Girls20#4,849Up 2,127 places
1991Girls12#6,976Down 109 places
1990Girls12#6,867Up 582 places
1989Girls10#7,449Down 2,384 places
1988Girls16#5,065Down 1,082 places
1987Girls21#3,983Up 2,629 places
1986Girls10#6,612Down 2,991 places
1985Girls23#3,621Up 2,670 places
1984Girls10#6,291Down 2,005 places
1983Girls17#4,286Up 2,085 places
1982Girls10#6,371Down 1,625 places
1981Girls15#4,746Up 1,166 places
1980Girls11#5,912Up 277 places
1979Girls10#6,189Down 231 places
1978Girls10#5,958Down 1,533 places
1977Girls15#4,425Up 1,623 places
1976Girls9#6,048Up 3,019 places
1975Girls5#9,067