boy's name
Worth
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,204
Worth is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1918, when 67 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Worth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 |
| 1890s | 76 |
| 1900s | 67 |
| 1910s | 415 |
| 1920s | 489 |
| 1930s | 303 |
| 1940s | 216 |
| 1950s | 165 |
| 1960s | 100 |
| 1970s | 60 |
| 1980s | 56 |
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 31 |
| 2010s | 79 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 89 |
How popular is Worth?
In 2025, Worth was given to 13 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 Worth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Worth also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Worth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Worth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Worth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Worth
How popular is the name Worth?
In 2025, Worth was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Worth a girl's or a boy's name?
Worth is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Worth?
Worth has 1 syllable.
When was Worth most popular?
Worth peaked in 1918, when 67 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Worth a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Worth currently ranks #6,471 in the United States. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.