Girls' name · since 1991
Purity
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 379 babies named Purity, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,718 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Purity currently ranks #4718 among girls' names in America, with 379 babies recorded since 1991.
Purity has 379 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4718 as of the latest data, more common than 73% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #13,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,718 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 379 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Purity ranks #13,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,718 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 379 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,718 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Purity's 379 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Purity compares
379 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Purity's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Purity | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Purity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Purity's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Purity popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Purity by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Purity's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Purity births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (36% of all-time use).
Purity by state
Where Purity concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.3% |
24 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Purity's data
- Purity's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (132) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Puritys (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Purity: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Purity 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.