Baby name
Prairie
/PRAIR · ee/
Meaning
“Meadow or grassland”
From the word prairie, meaning grassland or meadow, which English borrowed from French; ultimately from Latin pratum, 'meadow'.
How it ages.
A free-spirited nature name with an open-air feel; unusual enough to stand out, yet easy to say and spell.
The cultural moment.
Very rare; 32 girls were given the name in the United States in 2024.