Unisex name · since 2016
Testimony
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Testimony, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Testimony sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Testimony recorded 28 times among girls since 2016, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2020.
- #41,992 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Testimony ranks #41,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #41,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Testimony's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Testimony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Testimony's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Testimony popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2020
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Testimony popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Testimony as boys' name)
Testimony by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Testimony's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Testimony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Testimony's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Testimony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~4 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, 2016–2020 (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 Testimony 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.