How Many People Are Named Worthy?
An estimated 166 people in the United States have the first name Worthy. It is used for both genders, with 89.3% male. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Worthy peaked in popularity in 1924 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Worthy 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 Worthy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
166
About 1 in 2,064,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.3% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1924
15 births
Total Registered
440
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Worthy
Worthy is predominantly male (89.3%), though 47 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Worthy as a male name
Ranked #8,910 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (15 births)
Worthy as a female name
Ranked #17,502 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (12 births)
Worthy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Worthy span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 110 babies were registered. While Worthy is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Worthy by Decade
How has Worthy 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.
Worthy by State
Worthy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Worthy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Worthy
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Worthy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Worthy?
We estimate approximately 166 people named Worthy 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 2,064,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Worthy a common name?
Worthy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 440 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Worthy most popular?
Worthy reached peak popularity in 1924, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Worthy is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Worthy a male name?
Worthy is predominantly male. 89.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Worthy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Worthy Smith, Worthy Johnson, Worthy 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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