Priest is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #8895 in 2000 with 7 recorded births. This places Priest in the bottom 27% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2019 with 50 births ranking #2613. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 30.0%. In 2000, approximately 1 in every 280,562 boys born was named Priest. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.