Recorded 2016–2020 Unisex name Peak 2017 28 births

Testimony — unisex name

28 babies named Testimony in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s202020s8
2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Testimony was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

8 babies were named Testimony in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Testimony

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Testimony between 2016 and 2020, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Testimony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Testimony is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2019.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Testimony performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Testimony shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Testimony 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 28 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.

Testimony at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

28

Since 2016

5 years of records

Peak year

2017

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2016

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2020

Testimony popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2016

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2017)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
456789 2020201820172016 7

Testimony popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2019 (Testimony as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2019 5

Testimony by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 71% of Testimony's all-time total
2010s202020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Testimony?
28 babies have been named Testimony since 2016. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2017 with 8 births.
When was Testimony most popular?
Testimony was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Testimony a unisex name?
Yes, Testimony is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 28 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Testimony been used?
Testimony has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 5 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Testimony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tessa, Tess, Tessie, Tesla, and 4 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, 2016–2020 (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.