Total births
5,045
Girls' name · since 1975
Honesty
5,045 babies named Honesty in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1396
- among girls today
- 5,045
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 92%
- more common than other girls
Honesty currently ranks #1396 among girls' names in America, with 5,045 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Honesty has been recorded 5,045 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #1396 nationally and more common than 92% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #1396 among girls today
- 5,045 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
- 92% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Honesty is currently the #1396 girls' name in America, more common than 92% of girls - 5,045 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1396
- among girls today
- 5,045
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 92%
- more common than other girls
Honesty vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1396
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 92% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Honesty was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
256 babies were named Honesty in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
How Honesty compares
5,045 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,726 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
Honesty's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Honesty | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,045 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 256 | 48 | 19,840 |
Honesty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Honesty splits its recorded history at 2000: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 256 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Honesty at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#1,396
Active since
1975
Honesty popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 256
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Honesty popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2025 (Honesty as boys' name)
Honesty by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Honesty's strongest decade.
2,255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Honesty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 57
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s 245
1990s
245 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,397 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,255 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,005 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,255 births (45% of all-time use).
How Honesty 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 Honesty's total volume
Honesty vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Honesty by state
Where Honesty concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 352 | 7.0% |
| #2 | California | | 351 | 7.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 320 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 311 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 283 | 5.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 257 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 207 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 201 | 4.0% |
Ohio share of Honesty's total US births 7.0%
Even split
352 of 5,045 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Honesty appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Honesty? ▼
Since 1975, Social Security records show 5,045 babies named Honesty. Today it holds rank #1396 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 256 births.
When was Honesty most popular? ▼
Honesty was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,255 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Honesty most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Honesty are Ohio (352 births), California (351 births), North Carolina (320 births).
How long has the name Honesty been used? ▼
Honesty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 51 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Honesty? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Honey, Honor, Honora, Honesti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Honesty's data
- Honesty's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,255 total births) through the 2020s (1,005) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Honestys (352 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Honesty
Nearby Names Like Honesty
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Honesty
Honey Girl
#931 4,757 births
Honor Girl
#2100 3,129 births
Honora Girl
#4778 1,721 births
Honesti Girl
#2409 1,124 births
Hong Girl
450 births
Compare Honesty side by side: Honesty vs Honey Honesty vs Honor Honesty vs Honora
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Honesty: #1396 Girls' Name - 5,045 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/honesty. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Honesty 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 June 2026.