Is Spirit a boy or girl name?

Spirit is a girl’s name. Of the 873 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.2% were girls and 1.8% were boys.

Spirit

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Spirit was most popular in 2003, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,649 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 873 people named Spirit.

Spirit over time

Births per year. The dot marks Spirit’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Spirit a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Spirit is a girl’s name — 98.2% of the 873 Americans given it were girls and 1.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% 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