Pray
Pronunciation: [ pr-AY ]
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Pray first appeared in US Social Security records in 2013.
Over 6 babies have been named Pray in the United States since SSA records began.
Today, Pray is a new entry on the US charts , currently ranked #24,418 for boy names in the US .
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- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity Rank
- #24,418
- Total SSA Count
- 6
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"of nobility, from the lineage"
#24,511 in US
Irish Gaelic origin
"little fire"
#24,318 in US
Hebrew origin
"Yahweh has been gracious"
#24,265 in US
Punjabi origin
"Immortal ruler; eternal king"
#24,374 in US
Sanskrit origin
"inaccessible, deep; heroic"
#24,564 in US
Germanic origin
"of noble kind"
#24,457 in US
Arabic via West African origin
"honored pilgrim"
#24,264 in US
Arabic origin
"the praised one"
#24,364 in US
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