Worth
Worth was the 6784th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 609th; the most babies were born in 1918 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,928 places. More babies were named Worth in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,784 boys, up 7,170 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191867 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,204babies recorded
Worth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,784 | 13 |
| 2020 | #13,954 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #10,309 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #7,276 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,831 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,036 | 17 |
| 1950 | #1,700 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,077 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,281 | 32 |
| 1920 | #902 | 59 |
| 1910 | #1,116 | 10 |
| 1900 | #742 | 13 |
| 1890 | #811 | 8 |
| 1880 | #744 | 8 |
How popular is Worth, counting every spelling?
Worth is the most common spelling of a name family that had 13 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth | 13 | #6,784 | 84 |
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 Worth?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Worth (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Worth 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Worth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Worth?
About 600 people born in the US named Worth are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 15 and 74. That makes Worth a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Worth by state
How common Worth was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys 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 Worth: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Worth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Worth
How popular is the name Worth?
Worth was the 6784th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 609th; the most babies were born in 1918 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,928 places. More babies were named Worth in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Worth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Worth in the US.
Where is Worth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Worth was most common in North Carolina (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.