Is Worth a boy or girl name?

Worth is a boy’s name. Of the 2,204 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Worth

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Worth was most popular in 1918, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,634 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,204 people named Worth.

Worth over time

Births per year. The dot marks Worth’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Worth a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Worth is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,204 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Worth

Where Worth is most concentrated

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

North Carolina 31.1×

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