US rank #6513 Girls' name Peak 2012 686 births

Envy — #6513 US girls' name

686 babies named Envy in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s1992010s3382020s141
#6513
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Envy was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

42 babies were named Envy in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Envy

The Social Security Administration has registered 686 babies named Envy between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Envy currently holds the #6513 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Envy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 338 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Envy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Envy in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Envy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 686 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Envy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

686

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2012

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,513

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Envy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
42
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
01020304050 2024202020162012200820041999 8

Envy popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2008 (Envy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2008 5

Envy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
338 births that decade — 49% of Envy's all-time total
1990s82000s1992010s3382020s141

Envy by state

Where Envy concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Envy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
55 8.0%
#2 Texas
10 1.5%
#3 New York
6 0.9%
#4 Illinois
5 0.7%
#5 Ohio
5 0.7%
California share of Envy's total US births 8.0%
Even split

55 of 686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Envy?
686 babies have been named Envy since 1999. It currently ranks #6513 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 42 births.
When was Envy most popular?
Envy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 338 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Envy most popular?
The top states for the name Envy are California (55 births), Texas (10 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Envy been used?
Envy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Envy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Envi, Envee, Envie, Envyi, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.