How Many People Are Named Spirit?
An estimated 837 people in the United States have the first name Spirit. It is predominantly female (98.1%). The average bearer is 16 years old, and Spirit peaked in popularity in 2003 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Spirit as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Spirit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
837
About 1 in 409,503 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.1% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2003
57 births
Total Registered
848
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Spirit
Spirit is predominantly female (98.1%), though 16 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Spirit as a male name
Ranked #11,826 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 2020 (6 births)
Spirit as a female name
Ranked #4,637 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (57 births)
Spirit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Spirit span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 335 babies were registered. While Spirit is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Spirit by Decade
How has Spirit tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Spirit by State
Birth registrations for Spirit span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. On average, about 6 Spirits were registered per state.
Spirit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Spirit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Spirit
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Spirit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Spirit?
We estimate approximately 837 people named Spirit are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 409,503 Americans share this first name.
Is Spirit a common name?
Spirit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 848 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Spirit most popular?
Spirit reached peak popularity in 2003, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Spirit is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Spirit a female name?
Spirit is predominantly female. 98.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Spirit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Spirit Smith, Spirit Johnson, Spirit Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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