Envy: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,136

among girls · ↑1,337 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Envy

How common

1 in 64,291

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2012

42 babies

All-time total

718

#9,404 all-time among girls

First recorded

1999

in Social Security records

Envy popularity over time

718 babies have been named Envy since 1999, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	8	–	8	1	–	#10,660
2000s	199	5	204	20	+2450%	#4,042
2010s	339	–	339	34	+66%	#3,735
2020s (to 2025)	167	–	167	28	-18%	#4,188

Where Envy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	24	0.02	outside top 500
2027	24	0.01	outside top 500
2028	23	0.01	outside top 500
2029	23	0.01	outside top 500
2030	22	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Envy

Envy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,136 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 718 American babies have been named Envy. Its peak came in 2012, when 42 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Envy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Envy?

The median living Envy is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 700 people named Envy are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Envy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	25	#5,136	–	–
2024	18	#6,473	–	–
2023	33	#4,306	–	–
2022	26	#5,068	–	–
2021	34	#4,188	–	–
2020	31	#4,384	–	–
2019	37	#3,949	–	–
2018	25	#5,211	–	–
2017	28	#4,850	–	–
2016	37	#4,025	–	–
2015	34	#4,248	–	–
2014	27	#5,069	–	–
2013	33	#4,359	–	–
2012	42	#3,735	–	–
2011	36	#4,091	–	–
2010	40	#3,842	–	–
2009	38	#4,042	–	–
2008	23	#6,006	5	#13,133
2007	38	#4,073	–	–
2006	29	#4,865	–	–
2005	19	#6,358	–	–
2004	21	#5,812	–	–
2003	7	#12,836	–	–
2002	13	#7,974	–	–
2001	11	#8,947	–	–
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Envy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Envy?

The median living Envy is about 12 years old. Half of all living Envys are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Envy are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Envy are alive in the United States, based on 718 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Envy in 2025?

Envy ranked #5,136 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Envy?

718 babies have been named Envy in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Envy most popular?

Envy peaked in 2012, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Envy a boy or girl name?

Envy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Envy rising or falling?

Envy has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Envy become more popular?

Envy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Envy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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