Purpose
Rank in 2025
#4987
recorded as girls
#5045
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
45
girls 26 · boys 19
Peak year
2025
26 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
209
since 2008
Born a Purpose? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Purpose was most popular in 2025, when 26 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 26 babies were named Purpose, ranking #4987 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 144%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 4987 | 19 | 5045 |
| 2024 | 22 | 5615 | 6 | 10938 |
| 2023 | 16 | 6922 | 12 | 6897 |
| 2022 | 20 | 5984 | 11 | 7262 |
| 2021 | 16 | 6967 | 7 | 9714 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8953 | 7 | 9554 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11356 | 6 | 10803 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15682 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 14124 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 14482 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 17504 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 67% · boys 33% across all years