Honesty
Honesty was the 1614th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1012th; the most babies were born in 2014 (256). Over the last ten years it has moved down 510 places. More babies were named Honesty in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,614 girls, down 401 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 129girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014256 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,051babies recorded
Honesty popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2025, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,614 | 129 |
| 2020 | #1,213 | 189 |
| 2010 | #1,302 | 181 |
| 2000 | #2,025 | 82 |
| 1990 | #13,778 | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,588 | 16 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Honesty, counting every spelling?
Honesty is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,167 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,614 for Honesty on its own. Together these spellings went to 186 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honesty | 129 | #1,614 | 816 |
| Honesti | 57 | #2,942 | 365 |
| Honestee | — | — | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Honesty?
129 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Honesty (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Honesty born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 65 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Honesty.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Honesty?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Honesty are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Honesty mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Honesty by state
How common Honesty was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (3.9×), Louisiana (3.6×), Georgia (2.5×), Michigan (2.2×), North Carolina (1.8×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Honesty: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Honesty, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Honesty
How popular is the name Honesty?
Honesty was the 1614th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1012th; the most babies were born in 2014 (256). Over the last ten years it has moved down 510 places. More babies were named Honesty in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Honesty a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Honesty in the US.
Where is Honesty most popular?
In 2021–2025, Honesty was most common in South Carolina (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.