Purpose
Girl name · #5080 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
In 2025, 26 baby girls were named Purpose, placing it at #5080 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #14482, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Purpose.
The 17-year story
Purpose first appears in the Social Security records in 2008, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 26 babies and a rank of #4987. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Purpose per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Purpose in class?
Purpose scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Purpose is most common
State-level data for Purpose is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Purpose
Statistically, parents drawn to Purpose tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ivyrose, Melrose, Primrose, Pranshi, and Promyse.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Purpose | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5615 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6922 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5984 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6967 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8953 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11356 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15682 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14124 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14482 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Purpose a popular girl name?
Purpose ranked #5080 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #14482.
When was the name Purpose most popular?
Purpose peaked in 2025, when 26 American girls received the name (ranked #4987 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Purpose?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Purpose. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.