Total births
38
Girls' name · since 2003
Spiritual
38 babies named Spiritual in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16403
- among girls today
- 38
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
38 babies have been named Spiritual since 2003, making it today's #16403 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Spiritual recorded 38 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #16403 nationally today, ahead of 7% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #16403 among girls today
- 38 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Spiritual is currently the #16403 girls' name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 38 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16403
- among girls today
- 38
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Spiritual vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16403
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Spiritual was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
13 babies were named Spiritual in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
How Spiritual compares
38 12th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Spiritual's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Spiritual | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Spiritual's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Spiritual's full recorded timeline at 2005, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Spiritual at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2004
Current rank
#16,403
Active since
2003
Spiritual popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Spiritual by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Spiritual's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Spiritual births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Spiritual? ▼
Since 2003, Social Security records show 38 babies named Spiritual. Today it holds rank #16403 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 13 births.
When was Spiritual most popular? ▼
Spiritual was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Spiritual been used? ▼
Records for Spiritual go back to 2003, giving 22 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Spiritual? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Spirit, Spicy, Spiridoula, Spicie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Spiritual's data
- Spiritual's decade-level peak was the 2000s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Spiritual
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Spiritual: #16403 Girls' Name - 38 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/spiritual. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Spiritual 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 June 2026.