Purity: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,726

among girls · ↑683 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Purity · +21% vs 2024

How common

1 in 55,423

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

29 babies

All-time total

379

#13,972 all-time among girls

First recorded

1991

in Social Security records

Purity popularity over time

379 babies have been named Purity since 1991, 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	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	16	2	–	#13,042
2000s	96	10	+500%	#7,414
2010s	135	14	+41%	#7,157
2020s (to 2025)	132	22	+63%	#4,726

Where Purity 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	32	0.02	outside top 500
2027	34	0.02	outside top 500
2028	36	0.02	outside top 500
2029	38	0.02	outside top 500
2030	39	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Purity

Purity is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,726 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 379 American babies have been named Purity. Its peak came in 2025, when 29 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 Purity stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Purity?

The median living Purity is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 16. An estimated 400 people named Purity 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.

Purity year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	29	#4,726
2024	24	#5,409
2023	23	#5,511
2022	20	#6,160
2021	16	#7,187
2020	20	#6,029
2019	15	#7,635
2018	15	#7,674
2017	16	#7,361
2016	17	#7,157
2015	17	#7,198
2014	11	#10,007
2013	10	#10,833
2012	7	#14,643
2011	15	#8,111
2010	12	#9,670
2009	17	#7,609
2008	16	#8,021
2007	11	#10,650
2006	17	#7,414
2005	13	#8,743
2004	–	–
2003	9	#11,112
2002	7	#13,288
2001	6	#14,884
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Purity?

The median living Purity is about 9 years old. Half of all living Puritys are between 3 and 16 years old.

How many people named Purity are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Purity are alive in the United States, based on 379 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Purity mean?

A female given name from English from the virtue purity.

How popular is the name Purity in 2025?

Purity ranked #4,726 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Purity?

379 babies have been named Purity in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Purity most popular?

Purity peaked in 2025, when 29 newborns received the name.

Is Purity a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Purity rising or falling?

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

Will Purity become more popular?

Purity is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Purity 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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