Psalm
Psalm is a boy's name of Hebrew origin.
Meaning
Sacred song or hymn.
Origin and history
Psalm is a vocabulary name of Hebrew origin derived from the Greek 'psalmos', meaning sacred song or poem. It gained prominent attention in the United States after reality television star Kim Kardashian and musician Kanye West named their son Psalm in 2019. Consequently, the vast majority of U.S. occurrences for this name have been recorded recently.
Popularity in the United States
761 babies in the United States have been named Psalm since 1880. It ranks #3915 all-time. Among babies born since 2020 it ranks #1293.
States where it is most popular
- TX (25.4 %)
- CA (18.1 %)
- FL (11.7 %)
- NY (7.8 %)
- GA (6.7 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 0 |
| 1890-1900 | 0 |
| 1900-1910 | 0 |
| 1910-1920 | 0 |
| 1920-1930 | 0 |
| 1930-1940 | 0 |
| 1940-1950 | 0 |
| 1950-1960 | 0 |
| 1960-1970 | 0 |
| 1970-1980 | 0 |
| 1980-1990 | 0 |
| 1990-2000 | 5 |
| 2000-2010 | 26 |
| 2010-2019 | 62 |
| 2020-2029 | 668 |
Famous people named Psalm
- Psalm West: Celebrity Child
Fun facts
- The vast majority of recorded uses of Psalm in the United States occurred after 2019 following the birth of Psalm West.
- The word enters English via Old French and Latin from the Greek 'psalmos', which originally meant the twanging of a stringed instrument.