Purpose vs Purity

Side-by-side comparison of Purpose and Purity — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Purpose

Girl name · Rank #5743

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Name B

Purity

Girl name · Rank #5344

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Metric Purpose Purity
Current Rank #5743 #5344
Total Births (all years) 115 350
Peak Year 2024 2024
Peak Year Births 22 24
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2008 1991

Births by Decade

Decade Purpose Purity
1990ss — 16
2000ss 5 96
2010ss 25 135
2020ss 85 103

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Purpose Purity
2014 — 11
2015 6 17
2016 — 17
2017 6 16
2018 5 15
2019 8 15
2020 11 20
2021 16 16
2022 20 20
2023 16 23
2024 22 24

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2008–2024.

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