Verity
Verity was the 1482nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 145 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,443 places. More babies were named Verity in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,482 girls, up 140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 145girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,852babies recorded
Verity popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,482 | 145 |
| 2020 | #1,622 | 129 |
| 2010 | #3,511 | 46 |
| 2000 | #6,472 | 17 |
| 1990 | #7,288 | 12 |
| 1980 | #7,391 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Verity, counting every spelling?
Verity has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,367 for girls in 2025, against #1,482 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Verity?
145 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Verity (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Verity 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 58 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Verity.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Verity?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Verity are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Verity a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Verity by state
How common Verity was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Verity
How popular is the name Verity?
Verity was the 1482nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 145 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,443 places. More babies were named Verity in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Verity a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Verity in the US.
Where is Verity most popular?
In 2021–2025, Verity was most common in Missouri (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Minnesota.