How Many People Are Named Worth?
An estimated 713 people in the United States have the first name Worth. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Worth peaked in popularity in 1918 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Worth as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Worth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
713
About 1 in 480,721 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1918
67 births
Total Registered
2,191
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Worth
Worth is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,191 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Worth as a male name
Ranked #4,406 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (67 births)
Worth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Worth span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 489 babies were registered. Worth has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Worth by Decade
How has Worth tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Worth by State
Birth registrations for Worth span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Virginia. The lowest are in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia. On average, about 168 Worths were registered per state.
Worth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Worth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Worth
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Worth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Worth?
We estimate approximately 713 people named Worth are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 480,721 Americans share this first name.
Is Worth a common name?
Worth is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,191 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Worth most popular?
Worth reached peak popularity in 1918, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Worth is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Worth a male name?
Worth is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Worth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Worth Smith, Worth Johnson, Worth Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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