Fun Facts About the Name Worthy
- 468 babies named Worthy: U.S. records list 468 babies given the name Worthy from 1880 through 2025. Even 64 girls received the name Worthy - about 1 girl for every 6 boys.
What Does the Name Worthy Mean?
Worthy is taken directly from the English word worthy, meaning "having worth or value" or "deserving." The word goes back to Old English weorþ (worth, value, price, honor), the same source as the modern noun worth, together with the adjective-forming suffix -y. Old English weorþ belongs to a Germanic group of words for worth and merit, with relatives in Old Norse verðr, Old High German wert, and Gothic wairþs. The name keeps this literal sense rather than a symbolic one: it names the quality of being worthy.
Worthy Name History & Origins
Worthy is an English given name, and it has always been uncommon. It belongs to the broad class of English word names or virtue names - ordinary words for qualities adopted as personal names - alongside Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence, and Patience. Names of this kind were especially favored by English-speaking Protestants in the 17th century, and Worthy fits that pattern, though the date when it first came into use as a first name is not clearly documented.
The same word also appears as an English surname. Worthy is used as a given name chiefly in the United States and other English-speaking countries, where it remains rare.
How Popular is the Name Worthy?
Worthy has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,055 in 1880.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,819 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #17,502 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,953 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #15,189 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #9,517 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #12,391 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #18,972 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,650 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #8,910 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #14,221 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,062 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,071 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #14,418 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #9,611 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1976 | #6,485 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #4,979 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #5,030 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,424 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,823 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,870 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #4,250 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,676 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,663 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,860 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #2,268 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #3,332 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,425 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #4,035 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,039 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #2,607 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #3,173 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #3,515 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #4,036 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,719 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,561 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1932 | #3,089 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #3,092 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,590 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #2,451 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #4,717 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,446 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #2,721 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1925 | #2,434 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #2,225 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1923 | #2,612 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #3,247 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #2,802 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #2,334 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #2,508 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,540 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #2,726 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1916 | #2,728 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #2,306 | 12 | 0.0014% |
| 1913 | #3,254 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,536 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1908 | #1,582 | 5 | 0.0032% |
| 1903 | #1,304 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1880 | #1,055 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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