Purpose

Popularity Trends

The name Purpose is the #7,603 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 136 recorded births since 2008. This represents the 1.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.7% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,623 (1.6% percentile) for all time with 93 births since 2008. For boys, it ranks #4,543 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 43 births since 2019.

Purpose first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2008 (2008 for girls and 2019 for boys). Birth data for Purpose is available in 9 out of the 16 years between 2008 and 2023 (9 years for girls and 5 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Purpose has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (68.4% of all recorded births). In 2023, 57.1% of babies named Purpose were girls.

For girls, Purpose reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 1.6% percentile (ranked #943) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.6% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Purpose ranks #936 for girls (1.2% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 82.0% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Purpose reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #904) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Purpose is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #904 (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Purpose".

2008 2023 20082023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

2008

Peak Percentile

1.6%

Current Percentile

1.2%

Peak Rank

#943

Current Rank

#936

Female statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

2019

Peak Percentile

0.8%

Current Percentile

0.8%

Peak Rank

#904

Current Rank

#904

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Purpose", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Purpose.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Purpose's popularity from 2005 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Purpose at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Purpose range from Oaklynn at 98.5% correlation to Kartier at 98.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 98.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Oaklynn with 8.0K births (99% girls) and the least popular is Khailani with 86 births (100% girls).

Purpose's share of births peaked at 17 births per million in 2022 (11.2 for girls in 2022 and 6.6 for boys in 2023). It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (14% of peak) in 2008. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Purpose had 15.7 births per million, 92% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Oaklynn

7,954

98.54% (very strong)

Jream

1,760

98.51% (very strong)

Soliha

139

98.47% (very strong)

Khailani

98.39% (very strong)

Azora

318

98.37% (very strong)

Calani

314

98.26% (very strong)

Bleu

528

98.22% (very strong)

Khalyla

156

98.20% (very strong)

Sevyn

4,408

98.20% (very strong)

Arha

214

98.17% (very strong)

Manelyk

133

98.13% (very strong)

Kartier

1,461

98.12% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Purpose

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Purpose. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Purpose is pronounced as PER-puhs, which has 2 syllables.

PER-puhs

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PER-puhs (2 syllables)

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P ER1 P AH0 S

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

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