Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Worth
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1918
Peak births
67
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Worth
How many people are named Worth?
An estimated 589 living Americans are named Worth.
How rare is Worth?
Worth is very rare among babies today, with 13 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 80.6% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Worth?
The median age of a living American named Worth is approximately 53 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 72 years old.
Is Worth still popular?
Yes — Worth is currently rising in popularity, with 13 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Worth most common?
Worth has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 16.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
80.6%
2025
13
All-time
2,204
Where it lives now
Worth is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 15.0× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Worth is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.