Girls' name · since 1999
Envy
713 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.
- #9,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 713
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Envy is the #5197 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 713 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Envy has been recorded 713 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #5197 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #9,404 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,197 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 713 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Envy ranks #9,404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,197 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 713 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,404 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 713
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Envy's 713 recorded births place it above 86.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Envy compares
713 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Envy's all-time total is 90% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Envy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 713 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Envy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Envy's full recorded timeline at 2013, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Envy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Envy popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2008 (Envy as boys' name)
Envy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (339 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Envy's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Envy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
339 births
- 2020s
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 339 births (48% of all-time use).
How Envy 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 Envy's total volume
Envy by state
Where Envy concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
55 of 713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Envy's data
- Envy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (339 total births) through the 2020s (167) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Envys (55 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 Envy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Envy 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.