UK girl's name
Prayla
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Prayla is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Prayla popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4843, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 9 births.
This profile covers 17 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2022 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 17 living people in the UK are called Prayla. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Prayla ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 9 girls were registered as Prayla.
- • About 17 living people in the UK are estimated to have Prayla as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4843
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2023
9 births
Estimated living
17
2026
Popularity
Prayla over time
The chart below shows babies named Prayla registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2022 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Prayla, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Prayla by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Prayla was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4059 | 17 | 3 |
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- Penny 4,394
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FAQ
Prayla: questions and answers
How popular is the name Prayla in the UK right now?
In 2024, Prayla was ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Prayla most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 9 babies registered as Prayla in England and Wales.
How many people are called Prayla in the UK?
A total of 17 babies have been registered as Prayla across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.