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Psalm

Psalm holds the #1108 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 194 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #2980 in 2020 to #1108 today. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Psalm, which stretches back to 1999. The name's biggest fan base is in Virginia (#670 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1108
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1108
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
194
boys named Psalm

Psalm popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.012%18801900192019401960198020002020#1108 in 2025
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Psalm is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025NH—Washington: #801 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#801Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025MI—New York: #950 (13 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#950Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025IN—Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025CT—California: #1150 (17 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1150Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025WV—Virginia: #670 (10 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)VA#670Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025AR—Tennessee: #927 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#927North Carolina: #936 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#936South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025MS—Alabama: #685 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AL#685Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Psalm in 2025HI—Texas: #789 (34 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#789Florida: #958 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#958
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#685), Virginia (#670), Washington (#801)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Psalm in the most recent year of SSA data.

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