At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025 (boys)
- #3,314 (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025 (boys)
- 35 (<0.01% of boys)
- As a girl name
- #8,860 in 2025 (11 babies)Peak #8,542 in 2022
- Trend (boys)
- Rising #8,739 in 2020 to #3,314 in 2025
- Peak (boys)
- #3,314 in 2025
- First recorded
- 1997 (as a girl name; 2013 as a boy name)
Meaning of Psalms
In the warm glow of twilight chants that blossom like jasmines along temple walls, the name Psalms unfolds its story—a lyrical jewel plucked from Hebrew mizmor, twinkling through the Greek psalmos into English as “sahmz” (/sɑmz/). This unisex melody dances between devotion and poetry, evoking church choirs harmonizing with Indian bhajans under a monsoon sky. Parents who choose it are playful wordsmiths of the heart, and it shows: Psalms has leapt from just 8 baby blessings in 2020 to 25 tiny choristers in 2024, each bearer humming promises of faith, rhythm, and boundless song. It’s a name that truly sings.
How to pronounce Psalms
English
- Pronounced sahmz /sɑmz/
Popularity of Psalms in the U.S.
Psalms was the #3,314 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 35 babies. It first appears in the records in 1997, as a girl name, and was the #8,860 girl name in 2025, with 11 babies.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Boys year by year, 2013–2025 12 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 3,314 | ▲ 672 |
| 2024 | 27 | 3,986 | ▲ 1,269 |
| 2023 | 18 | 5,255 | ▲ 1,573 |
| 2022 | 12 | 6,828 | ▼ 796 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6,032 | ▲ 2,707 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8,739 | ▲ 150 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8,889 | ▲ 3,267 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12,156 | ▼ 1,381 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10,775 | ▲ 1,410 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,185 | back (not recorded in 2015) |
| 2014 | 8 | 8,781 | ▲ 874 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | new |
Girls year by year, 1997–2025 18 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 8,860 | ▲ 1,411 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10,271 | ▼ 1,282 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8,989 | ▼ 447 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8,542 | ▲ 1,750 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10,292 | ▲ 1,850 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12,142 | ▲ 3,397 |
| 2019 | 5 | 15,539 | ▼ 4,112 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11,427 | ▲ 4,475 |
| 2017 | 5 | 15,902 | back (not recorded in 2014–2016) |
| 2013 | 6 | 14,582 | ▼ 1,099 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13,483 | ▲ 3,281 |
| 2011 | 5 | 16,764 | back (not recorded in 2010) |
| 2009 | 6 | 15,242 | ▲ 163 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,405 | back (not recorded in 2003–2007) |
| 2002 | 6 | 13,595 | ▼ 1,539 |
| 2001 | 7 | 12,056 | back (not recorded in 1999–2000) |
| 1998 | 5 | 14,122 | ▼ 2,052 |
| 1997 | 6 | 12,070 | new |
