girl's name
Rarity
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 119
Rarity is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 13 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2013.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rarity over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 62 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 57 |
How popular is Rarity?
In 2025, Rarity was given to 11 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 Rarity
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rarity also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rarity over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rarity
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rarity — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rarity
How popular is the name Rarity?
In 2025, Rarity was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rarity a girl's or a boy's name?
Rarity is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Rarity?
Rarity has 3 syllables.
When was Rarity most popular?
Rarity peaked in 2020, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rarity a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rarity currently ranks #9,161 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.