Spirit
2 syllables
⚧ Unisex ◎ English ◈ 2 syllables
"Spirit"

From English

Spirit means breath of life or the soul's essence — from the Latin spiritus. Spirit IS the most fundamentally alive force — the animating breath. DreamWorks' Spirit IS one of animation's most beloved horses. Two syllables of the most fundamentally alive, the animating breath, AND animation's most beloved horse.

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Spirit at a glance
MeaningSpirit
OriginEnglish
GenderUnisex
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 1
US Rank (today)#4998
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Why parents love Spirit
  • Spirit IS the most fundamentally alive force.The animating breath.DreamWorks' Spirit IS animation's most beloved horse.Two syllables with a luminous, Latin sound: SPIR-it.The most directly alive-named name.
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The vibe of Spirit
breath of lifesoul's essenceLatinspiritusSpiritfundamentallyaliveforcebreathDreamWorkshorse
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Origin & history of Spirit
Latin spiritus (breath/spirit) → Spirit
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English roots
Spirit IS the most fundamentally alive force. DreamWorks' IS animation's most beloved horse.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin; DreamWorks' Spirit (2002).
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Today
Spirit remains a beloved choice, ranking #4998 in the US. 848 babies have been named Spirit since 1975.
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How popular is Spirit?
2003 peak year
Today, Spirit is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4998), with only about 30 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2003, 57 babies were given the name (ranked #2766 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Spirit's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 848 babies have been registered as Spirit since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
57 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,766)
30 Avg. per year
(last decade)
300 Total registrations
last 10 years
848 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #4,998) Moderate
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Spirit
1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.

Spirit's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — spirit seeking. People named Spirit tend to be luminous, alive, and gifted at being the most fundamentally alive AND most beloved horse.

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Most fundamentally alive AND beloved horse
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Animating-breath
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DreamWorks
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Luminous-Latin
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Spir-It force
S1
P7
I9
R9
I9
T2
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Spirit
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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Numerology life path calculator

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