Honest
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ English ◈ 2 syllables
"Truthful, genuine, sincere, trustworthy, upright."

From English

Truthful, genuine, sincere, trustworthy, upright. Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Honest at a glance
MeaningTruthful, genuine, sincere, trustworthy, upright.
OriginEnglish
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 9
US Rank (today)#5837
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Origin & history of Honest
1
English roots
Honest comes from the English tradition, meaning Truthful, genuine, sincere, trustworthy, upright..
How popular is Honest?
2022 peak year
Today, Honest is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5837), with only about 48 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 50 babies were given the name (ranked #3239 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Honest has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 557 babies have been registered as Honest since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
50 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,239)
48 Avg. per year
(last decade)
480 Total registrations
last 10 years
557 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #5,837) Rare
↑ Trending upward in recent years
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Numerology of Honest
9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
H8
O6
N5
E5
S1
T2
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
Personality of Honest
🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
🎨
Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
🌟
Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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