Psalm Boy & girl

How popular is Psalm?

#1,108 boy name in 2025

194 baby boys were named Psalm in the US in 2025, making it the 1108th most popular boy name. Another 82 girls got the name (#2,239 for girls).

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1,117living people named Psalm (est.)
3median age of people named Psalm
1,120babies named Psalm since 1880
1 in 12,012US babies born in 2025

Psalm popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,108 for boys (▲ 64 from 2024)
Babies in 2025194 boys, 82 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+3133% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#10,638 in 2015, #2,979 in 2020
Peak year2025 (194 boys)
Highest rank#1,108 in 2025
First recorded1999
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)72% boys, 28% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Psalm is most popular

Babies named Psalm per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Nebraska: 0.2 per 1,000 (7 boys)
  2. New Mexico: 0.2 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  3. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (91 boys)
  4. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
  5. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (45 boys)

Psalm by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s5#9,905
2000s26#8,921
2010s62#5,551
2020s668#1,108

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Questions

Is Psalm a boy or girl name?
Psalm is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 72% of babies named Psalm were boys and 28% were girls.
How popular is the name Psalm?
194 baby boys were named Psalm in the US in 2025, making it the 1108th most popular boy name. Another 82 girls got the name (#2,239 for girls).
When was Psalm most popular?
Psalm peaked in 2025, when 194 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,108 in 2025.
How many people are named Psalm?
1,120 babies have been named Psalm in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,117 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 3.
Where is Psalm most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Psalm was most common in Nebraska, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.