Psalms
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- SAHMZ
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #3,313 for boys
Psalms is a name of Greek origin, meaning “songs sung to the harp”. In 2025 it ranked 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Psalms mean?
Greek: from the Book of Psalms, via Greek psalmoi
“songs sung to the harp”
From the Book of Psalms, the Bible's collection of sacred songs and prayers.
Is Psalms a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Psalms has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 35 boys in the US.
How popular is Psalms in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,313th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35 about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 281% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Psalms, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. It first appears in the records in 2013. 11 girls were also named Psalms in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Psalms of any year since it first appeared, in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Psalms in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Psalms in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
Names like Psalms
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ares, Luca, Thiago, Truce, Perseus, Pierce, Atreus, Riggs, Memphis, Townes, Ezio, Briggs
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Psalms: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/psalms, updated 20 October 2026.