Honest Boy & girl

How popular is Honest?

#5,553 girl name in 2025

22 baby girls were named Honest in the US in 2025, making it the 5553rd most popular girl name. Another 23 boys got the name (#4,395 for boys).

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602living people named Honest (est.)
5median age of people named Honest
604babies named Honest since 1880
1 in 73,674US babies born in 2025

Honest popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#5,553 for girls (▼ 995 from 2024)
Babies in 202522 girls, 23 boys
10-year trendSteady (+10% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#6,234 in 2015, #5,165 in 2020
Peak year2022 (50 girls)
Highest rank#3,219 in 2022
First recorded2006
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)49% boys, 51% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Honest is most popular

Babies named Honest per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 girls)
  2. Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  3. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)

Honest by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
2000s12#13,698
2010s137#4,693
2020s174#3,219

Girl names about as popular as Honest

Questions

Is Honest a boy or girl name?
Honest is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 49% of babies named Honest were boys and 51% were girls.
How popular is the name Honest?
22 baby girls were named Honest in the US in 2025, making it the 5553rd most popular girl name. Another 23 boys got the name (#4,395 for boys).
When was Honest most popular?
Honest peaked in 2022, when 50 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,219 in 2022.
How many people are named Honest?
604 babies have been named Honest in the US since 1880. We estimate about 602 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Honest most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Honest was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.