NameTides

Verity

Verity was the #1,478 girls' name in the US in 2025 (145 babies), and #436 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Verity as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Verity as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Verity as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,478 (145)#436 (92)———#1,882 (12)
2024#1,852 (108)#408 (105)#790 (3)——#3,383 (5)
2023#1,699 (121)#373 (112)#630 (4)———
2022#1,898 (106)#457 (92)#625 (4)—#905 (3)—
2021#1,791 (113)#339 (140)#792 (3)——#1,876 (11)
2020#1,616 (129)#354 (125)———#2,343 (8)
2019#1,802 (113)#377 (116)#447 (7)——#2,025 (10)
2018#1,813 (112)#349 (137)#502 (6)——#1,639 (13)
2017#2,464 (73)#329 (146)#570 (5)#432 (3)—#2,609 (7)
2016#2,479 (73)#354 (135)#413 (8)——#3,294 (5)
2015#2,890 (60)#331 (141)#806 (3)——#2,363 (8)
2014#2,888 (59)#344 (133)#430 (8)——#2,374 (8)
2013#2,973 (56)#358 (127)#663 (4)——#2,376 (8)
2012#3,169 (52)#366 (131)#815 (3)——#2,921 (6)
2011#3,781 (40)#390 (119)#515 (6)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,478.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1966.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Verity is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,400 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Verity by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #659MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #787MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #811MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #776LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,038TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Verity (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VerityCanadaGirls#1,88212
VerityEngland & WalesGirls#43692
VerityIrelandGirls—too few
VerityNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
VerityScotlandGirls—too few
VerityUSGirls#1,478145