Girls' name · since 1986
Divinity
Divinity has 1,188 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,624 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,188
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Divinity currently ranks #2624 among girls' names in America, with 1,188 babies recorded since 1986.
Divinity has 1,188 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2624 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #6,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,624 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,188 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Divinity ranks #6,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,624 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,188 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,624 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,188
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Divinity's 1,188 recorded births place it above 90.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Divinity compares
1,188 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Divinity's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Divinity | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,188 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 21 | 19,840 |
Divinity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Divinity's full recorded timeline at 2009, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Divinity popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Currently ranks #2624 among girls.
1,188 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 87 births in a single year.
Divinity by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (417 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Divinity's strongest decade.
417 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Divinity births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
292 births
- 2010s
2010s
417 births
- 2020s
2020s
393 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 417 births (35% of all-time use).
Divinity decade highlights
- Peak decade 417 births
- Runner-up 393 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Divinity compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Divinity's total volume
Divinity by state
Where Divinity concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 108 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 78 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 28 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.4% |
108 of 1,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.1% of nationwide
- Texas 6.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 2.4% of nationwide
- Florida 1.4% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Divinity appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Divinity's data
- Divinity's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (417 total births) through the 2020s (393) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Divinitys (108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Divinity: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Divinity draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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