Name Legacy

Psalm

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Psalm was most popular in 2025, when 276 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,791 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,791, with 276 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,120 people named Psalm.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#1,791
Births that year276
Total since 18801,120
Given to68% boys

Psalm over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Psalm’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Psalm a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Psalm is a unisex name — 32.0% of the 1,120 Americans given it were girls and 68.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 28% girls and 72% 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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Where Psalm is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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