Unisex name · since 2013
Psalms
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 153 babies named Psalms, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,374 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
153 babies have been named Psalms since 2013, making it today's #3374 unisex name.
Psalms has 153 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3374 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #14,626 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,374 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 153 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Psalms ranks #14,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,374 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 153 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,374 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Psalms's 153 recorded births place it above 67.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Psalms compares
153 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Psalms's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Psalms | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 153 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Psalms's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Psalms splits its recorded history at 2020: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Psalms popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Psalms popularity over time - girls
131 total births recorded since 1997 (Psalms as girls' name)
Psalms by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (114 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Psalms's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Psalms births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 114 births (75% of all-time use).
Psalms by state
Where Psalms concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
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- Georgia records the most Psalmss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Psalms: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Psalms draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.