Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Honesty

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,614 Trend ↓ Falling 32%
Rank 2025
#1,614
among girls · ↓218 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
135
named Honesty · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,459
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
256 babies
All-time total
5,051
#2,565 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Honesty popularity over time

5,051 babies have been named Honesty since 1975, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 57 – 57 6 – #3,953
1980s 86 – 86 9 +51% #4,588
1990s 245 – 245 25 +185% #2,823
2000s 1,397 – 1,397 140 +470% #1,271
2010s 2,255 – 2,255 226 +61% #1,012
2020s (to 2025) 1,005 6 1,011 169 -25% #1,213

Where Honesty 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 121 0.08 outside top 500
2027 115 0.07 outside top 500
2028 109 0.07 outside top 500
2029 105 0.07 outside top 500
2030 102 0.06 outside top 500

Where Honesty is most popular

Girls named Honesty per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.101 per 1,000. Strongest in South Carolina, Louisiana, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Honesty born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Carolina 35 0.389 +287%
Louisiana 32 0.366 +263%
Georgia 57 0.251 +149%
Michigan 41 0.225 +124%
North Carolina 41 0.180 +79%
Ohio 41 0.173 +72%
Virginia 26 0.153 +52%
Florida 59 0.138 +37%
Mississippi 6 0.128 +28%
Alabama 12 0.128 +27%
New York 43 0.109 +8%
Illinois 24 0.105 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 ≈ national
Maryland 10 0.094 -6%
Texas 75 0.093 -7%
Tennessee 12 0.076 -25%
New Jersey 13 0.072 -28%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -30%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -32%
California 48 0.057 -43%
Indiana 6 0.043 -58%
Missouri 5 0.041 -59%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Honesty

Honesty is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,614 in 2025 with 129 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 5,051 American babies have been named Honesty. Its peak came in 2014, when 256 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 Honesty stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Honesty?

The median living Honesty is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 19. An estimated 5,000 people named Honesty are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Honesty 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 129 #1,614 6 #11,169
2024 161 #1,396 – –
2023 161 #1,398 – –
2022 199 #1,217 – –
2021 166 #1,338 – –
2020 189 #1,213 – –
2019 254 #1,012 – –
2018 239 #1,068 – –
2017 211 #1,170 – –
2016 217 #1,160 – –
2015 235 #1,104 – –
2014 256 #1,021 – –
2013 233 #1,067 – –
2012 228 #1,086 – –
2011 201 #1,198 – –
2010 181 #1,302 – –
2009 190 #1,280 – –
2008 165 #1,433 – –
2007 155 #1,498 – –
2006 155 #1,445 – –
2005 135 #1,529 – –
2004 126 #1,566 – –
2003 112 #1,704 – –
2002 122 #1,551 – –
2001 155 #1,271 – –
2000 82 #2,025 – –
1995 23 #4,397 – –
1990 5 #13,778 – –
1985 9 #7,158 – –
1980 16 #4,588 – –
1975 5 #9,580 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Honesty?

The median living Honesty is about 12 years old. Half of all living Honestys are between 6 and 19 years old.

How many people named Honesty are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Honesty are alive in the United States, based on 5,051 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Honesty in 2025?

Honesty ranked #1,614 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 129 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Honesty?

5,051 babies have been named Honesty in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Honesty most popular?

Honesty peaked in 2014, when 256 newborns received the name.

Is Honesty a boy or girl name?

Honesty is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Honesty rising or falling?

Honesty is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Honesty become more popular?

Honesty is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 102 girls named Honesty in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Honesty

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

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