A reliable meaning for Spirit isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Spirit through the years
Babies since 1880
873
16 boys · 857 girls
Most popular year
2003
57 babies
2025
25
#5,215 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+26%
Rising
Boys Girls
Spirit in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1975–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,215 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 57 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 657 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.