Priest is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Priest is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,352 for boy births in the United States (and #9,300 across all names), given to 24 babies. Priest first appears in 1971 and peaked in 2019 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #4,352 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #4,163 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #5,861 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | #2,905 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | #3,013 |
| 2020 | 39 | 39 | #3,017 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | #2,614 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,880 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #8,656 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,461 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,424 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #7,957 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #13,727 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #5,880 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #6,619 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,653 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #7,580 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,737 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,371 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | #4,152 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #4,738 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,433 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,480 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,336 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,895 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,170 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,865 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,931 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #7,022 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,436 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #3,192 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #3,273 |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #1,424 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #2,224 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,777 |