Priest
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning clergy member; one who leads worship.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Priest by the numbers
Priest was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 36 babies in 1973, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Priest. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Prish5 in England and Wales (2025)
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