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Honesty

Honesty holds the #1611 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 129 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1211 in 2020 to #1611 today. Its strongest year on record was 2019 (#1010 nationally, 254 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1975. The name's biggest fan base is in South Carolina (#614 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1611
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1010
in 2019 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
129
girls named Honesty

Honesty popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.008%0.012%0.016%18801900192019401960198020002020#1010 in 2019
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2019

Where Honesty is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025MI—New York: #1312 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1312Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025CT—California: #2767 (6 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2767Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: #840 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#840Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1057 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1057South Carolina: #614 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#614District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025AL—Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Honesty in 2025HI—Texas: #1714 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1714Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Carolina (#614), Maryland (#840), North Carolina (#1057)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Honesty in the most recent year of SSA data.

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