Is Verity a boy or girl name?

Verity is a girl’s name. Of the 1,852 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Verity

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Verity was most popular in 2025, when 145 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,760 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,760, with 145 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,852 people named Verity.

Verity over time

Births per year. The dot marks Verity’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Verity a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Verity is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,852 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Verity

Where Verity is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org