Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Honest

Gender Unisex · 53% girls Rank 2025 #5,620 Trend ↑ Rising 20%
Rank 2025
#5,620
among girls · ↓1,015 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Honest · -35% vs 2024
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
80 babies
All-time total
604
#15,303 all-time among girls
First recorded
2006
in Social Security records

Honest popularity over time

604 babies have been named Honest since 2006, 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
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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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2000s 12 – 12 1 – #14,237
2010s 137 92 229 23 +1808% #4,737
2020s (to 2025) 174 189 363 61 +164% #3,242

Where Honest 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 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 24 0.01 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 25 0.02 outside top 500
2030 26 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Honest

Honest is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,620 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2006, 604 American babies have been named Honest, about 53% girls and 47% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 80 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Honest stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Honest?

The median living Honest is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 8. An estimated 600 people named Honest are alive in the United States today.

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

Honest 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 22 #5,620 23 #4,447
2024 30 #4,605 39 #3,131
2023 24 #5,302 38 #3,196
2022 50 #3,242 30 #3,721
2021 24 #5,296 39 #3,092
2020 24 #5,220 20 #4,763
2019 27 #4,962 20 #4,865
2018 15 #7,525 14 #6,149
2017 29 #4,737 7 #10,102
2016 9 #11,204 11 #7,321
2015 20 #6,321 11 #7,246
2014 16 #7,436 17 #5,342
2013 10 #10,543 7 #10,050
2012 – – 5 #12,956
2011 5 #17,792 – –
2010 6 #15,685 – –
2009 7 #14,237 – –
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2006 5 #18,189 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Honest?

The median living Honest is about 4 years old. Half of all living Honests are between 2 and 8 years old.

How many people named Honest are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Honest are alive in the United States, based on 604 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Honest in 2025?

Honest ranked #5,620 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Honest?

604 babies have been named Honest in the United States since 2006, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Honest most popular?

Honest peaked in 2022, when 80 newborns received the name.

Is Honest a boy or girl name?

Honest is used for both: about 53% of babies named Honest have been girls and 47% boys.

Is the name Honest rising or falling?

Honest is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Honest become more popular?

Honest is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 girls named Honest in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Honest

Names that sound and feel close to Honest: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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