Girls' name · since 1966
Verity
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 1,852 babies named Verity, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,852
- born since 1966
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Verity is the #1480 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,852 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Verity recorded 1,852 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #1480 nationally today, ahead of 91% 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 1966 to 2025.
- #4,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,480 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,852 born since 1966
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Verity ranks #4,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,480 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,852 born since 1966, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,852
- born since 1966
- 2020s
- peak decade
Verity's 1,852 recorded births place it above 93.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Verity compares
1,852 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Verity's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Verity | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,852 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 21 | 19,840 |
Verity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Verity's full recorded timeline at 2001, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 145 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Verity popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Verity by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (722 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Verity's strongest decade.
722 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Verity births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 213
2000s
213 births
- 2010s
2010s
684 births
- 2020s
2020s
722 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 722 births (39% of all-time use).
How Verity 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 Verity's total volume
Verity by state
Where Verity concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 113 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 49 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Washington | | 43 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 18 | 1.0% |
117 of 1,852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Verity appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Veritys (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Verity: 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 (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Verity 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.