Unisex name · since 2006
Honest
Honest has 323 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 323
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Honest is the #5687 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 323 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Honest recorded 323 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #5687 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #15,307 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,687 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 323 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Honest ranks #15,307 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,687 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 323 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,307 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 323
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Honest's 323 recorded births place it above 78.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Honest compares
323 46th percentile among 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
Honest's all-time total is 14% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Honest | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 323 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Honest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Honest's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Honest popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Honest popularity over time - boys
281 total births recorded since 2012 (Honest as boys' name)
Honest by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (174 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Honest's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Honest births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 174 births (54% of all-time use).
Honest by state
Where Honest concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 29 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.9% |
29 of 323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Georgia records the most Honests (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Honest: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Honest 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.