Passion: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,635

among girls · ↓93 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Passion · -3% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1992

85 babies

All-time total

2,475

#4,078 all-time among girls

First recorded

1974

in Social Security records

Passion popularity over time

2,475 babies have been named Passion since 1974, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	165	17	–	#2,333
1980s	288	29	+75%	#2,268
1990s	690	69	+140%	#1,750
2000s	657	66	-5%	#2,173
2010s	444	44	-32%	#2,621
2020s (to 2025)	231	39	-13%	#2,925

Where Passion 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	29	0.02	outside top 500
2027	28	0.02	outside top 500
2028	27	0.02	outside top 500
2029	26	0.02	outside top 500
2030	26	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Passion

Passion is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,635 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 2,475 American babies have been named Passion. Its peak came in 1992, when 85 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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

How old are people named Passion?

The median living Passion is about 24 years old; half are between 14 and 33. An estimated 2,400 people named Passion 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.

Passion year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,635
2024	31	#4,542
2023	33	#4,345
2022	37	#4,022
2021	44	#3,542
2020	56	#2,925
2019	38	#3,900
2018	40	#3,780
2017	36	#4,132
2016	44	#3,569
2015	37	#4,053
2014	35	#4,243
2013	45	#3,508
2012	69	#2,621
2011	44	#3,590
2010	56	#3,039
2009	65	#2,777
2008	57	#3,050
2007	61	#2,960
2006	77	#2,434
2005	84	#2,200
2004	83	#2,173
2003	47	#3,173
2002	50	#2,969
2001	70	#2,300
2000	63	#2,451
1995	61	#2,210
1990	54	#2,336
1985	25	#3,485
1980	24	#3,473
1975	34	#2,394
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 Passion, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Passion?

The median living Passion is about 24 years old. Half of all living Passions are between 14 and 33 years old.

How many people named Passion are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Passion are alive in the United States, based on 2,475 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Passion in 2025?

Passion ranked #4,635 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Passion?

2,475 babies have been named Passion in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Passion most popular?

Passion peaked in 1992, when 85 newborns received the name.

Is Passion a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Passion rising or falling?

Passion has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Passion become more popular?

Passion is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 girls named Passion 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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