Innocence
Innocence is a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence is prior to the sense of legal guilt and is a primal emotion connected with the sense of self. It is often confused as being the opposite of the guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. In other contexts, it is a lack of experience.
Meaning & Origin of Innocence
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Innocence is a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence is prior to the sense of legal guilt and is a primal emotion connected with the sense of self. It is often confused as being the opposite of the guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. In other contexts, it is a lack of experience.
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The Story of Innocence
Innocence first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 15 Innocences were born — ranking #8,097 that year. As of 2026, Innocence ranks #12,237 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 116 Innocences have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Innocence
Phonetically similar names — useful when Innocence is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Innocense
- Innocents
- Innocency
- Incense
- Insense
- Innocent
- Rennaissance
- Renaisance
- Rennisance
- Indecence
- Rennassance
- Enosis
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Innocence
Innocence is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 116 births in the dataset. Innocence's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #8,097. Use the chart and map above to compare Innocence's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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