Is Priest a boy or girl name?

Priest is a boy’s name. Of the 561 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Priest

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Priest was most popular in 2019, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,590 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 561 people named Priest.

Priest over time

Births per year. The dot marks Priest’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Priest a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Priest is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 561 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org