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By Clare Green · Jul 2026

Worthy

OriginEnglish
Meaning"valuable"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Worthy as a girl's name
NB Rank#6217

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About Worthy

The name Worthy peaked for boys at #1055 in 1880. Worthy is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
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Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

Famous Worthys

  • Worthy Stevens Streator

    American physician and railroad developer

  • Worthington R. "Worthy" Patterson

    Jr., American basketball player

  • Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong

    Dutch basketball player

Worthy in blog posts

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