Psalms
Boy name · #3374 in 2025 · Uniqueness 47/100
Psalms is currently the #3374 boy name in the United States — 35 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2013. Roughly one in every 51,429 boys born in 2025 was named Psalms.
Babies named Psalms per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 12-year story
Psalms first appears in the Social Security records in 2013, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 35 babies and a rank of #3314. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Psalms in class?
Psalms scores 47 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Psalms is most common
State-level data for Psalms is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Psalms
Statistically, parents drawn to Psalms tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Fields, Oakes, Hades, Waris, and Atlus.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Psalms | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3314 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3986 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5255 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6828 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6032 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8739 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8889 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12156 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10775 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12185 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8781 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9655 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Psalms a popular boy name?
Psalms ranked #3374 among boys in 2025 with 35 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Psalms most popular?
Psalms peaked in 2025, when 35 American boys received the name (ranked #3314 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Psalms?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 51,429 newborn American boys was named Psalms. It scores 47/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.