Prairie
Meaning
"flat grassland, open meadow"
Origin: Old French praerie
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #4,407
- Total SSA Count
- 32
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Prae, Prai
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"flat grassland, open meadow"
Origin: Old French praerie
"west wind"
Origin: Greek
Zephyr is more popular, ranked #1135 vs #4407 for Prairie.
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Zephyr is more popular, ranked #1135 compared to Prairie at #4407 in the United States.
Prairie means "flat grassland, open meadow" (Old French praerie origin). Zephyr means "west wind" (Greek origin).
Prairie is primarily a girl name. Zephyr is primarily a boy name.