Boys' name · since 1880
Worth
2,204 babies named Worth in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,204
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Worth is the #6451 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,204 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Worth recorded 2,204 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #6451 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,095 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,451 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,204 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Worth ranks #3,095 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,451 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,204 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,095 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,451 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,204
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Worth's 2,204 recorded births place it above 93.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Worth compares
2,204 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Worth's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Worth | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,204 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Worth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Worth's full recorded timeline at 1946, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Worth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Worth by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (489 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Worth's strongest decade.
489 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Worth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 45
1880s
45 births
- 1890s 76
1890s
76 births
- 1900s 67
1900s
67 births
- 1910s
1910s
415 births
- 1920s
1920s
489 births
- 1930s
1930s
303 births
- 1940s
1940s
216 births
- 1950s 165
1950s
165 births
- 1960s 100
1960s
100 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 79
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 489 births (22% of all-time use).
How Worth compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Worth's total volume
Worth by state
Where Worth concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 758 | 34.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 62 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.2% |
758 of 2,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Worth's data
- Worth's decade-level peak was the 1920s (489 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Worths (758 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Worth
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Worth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Worth 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.