US rank #16347 Girls' name Peak 2004 38 births

Spiritual — #16347 US girls' name

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.

2000s282010s52020s5
#16347
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Spiritual

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Spiritual between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Spiritual currently holds the #16347 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Spiritual performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Spiritual shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Spiritual in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Spiritual at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

38

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2004

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,347

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Spiritual popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 20242018200520042003 8

Spiritual by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 74% of Spiritual's all-time total
2000s282010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Spiritual?
38 babies have been named Spiritual since 2003. It currently ranks #16347 among girls. The peak year 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?
Spiritual has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.