NameTides

Psalm

Psalm was the #1,108 boys' name in the US in 2025 (194 babies), and #1,406 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Psalm as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Psalm as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Psalm as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,108 (194)#1,406 (19)#2,789 (6)
2024#1,172 (177)#1,675 (15)#2,439 (7)
2023#1,485 (121)#1,610 (15)#1,810 (10)
2022#2,000 (76)#2,166 (10)#1,895 (9)
2021#2,277 (61)#3,017 (6)#2,812 (5)
2020#2,980 (39)#2,960 (6)—
2019#5,555 (16)#4,702 (3)#2,756 (5)
2018#9,670 (7)#4,749 (3)—
2017#12,246 (5)——
2016#8,816 (8)——
2015#10,644 (6)——
2014#7,048 (11)——
2013#8,118 (9)——
2009#9,864 (7)——
2007#9,788 (7)——

Psalm as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Psalm as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Psalm as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,239 (82)#3,035 (8)—
2024#2,857 (58)#5,892 (3)—
2023#3,709 (41)—#2,900 (6)
2022#5,028 (26)#5,670 (3)—
2021#6,414 (18)#5,581 (3)—
2020#6,629 (17)——
2019#12,448 (7)——
2018#11,427 (8)——
2017#9,341 (11)——
2016#16,215 (5)——
2015#9,481 (11)——
2014#16,513 (5)——
2013#11,000 (9)——
2012#8,632 (13)——
2010#16,992 (5)#5,707 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,108.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1999.
  • In 2025, 30% of US babies named Psalm were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Psalm is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,600 to 1 in 7,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Psalm by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #950NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,015OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,150CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #789TXFlorida: #958FL
Psalm (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PsalmCanadaGirls—too few
PsalmCanadaBoys#2,7896
PsalmEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
PsalmEngland & WalesBoys#1,40619
PsalmUSGirls#2,23982
PsalmUSBoys#1,108194