unisex name
Purpose
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 209
Purpose is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 67% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 73,676 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Purpose over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 31 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 173 |
How popular is Purpose?
In 2025, Purpose was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Purpose
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Purpose also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Purpose over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Purpose
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Purpose — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Purpose
How popular is the name Purpose?
In 2025, Purpose was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Purpose a girl's or a boy's name?
Purpose is used for both girls and boys. About 67% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Purpose?
Purpose has 2 syllables.
When was Purpose most popular?
Purpose peaked in 2025, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Purpose a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Purpose currently ranks #5,023 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.