Girl · #9,850 in 2026

Secret

Name: Popularity of the name Secret in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Secret, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.

Current Rank

#9,850

Peak Rank

#4,023 (2006)

Total Babies

757

5-Yr Trend

-33%

1967

First Year

2026

Last Year

2006

Peak Year

#4023

Peak Rank

757

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Secret

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Secret

Secret first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 35 Secrets were born — ranking #4,165 that year. As of 2026, Secret ranks #9,850 for baby girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 757 Secrets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

11-50

51-100

101-500

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Names that sound like Secret

Phonetically similar names — useful when Secret is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Sacrate
Secrets
Sacred
Secrete
Sacrad
Secreter
Secretor
Skirret
Cigarette
Cigarrette
Cigaret
Seacrest

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Secret

What does the name Secret mean?

How popular is Secret in 2026?

In 2026, Secret ranks #9,850 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Secret most popular?

Secret reached its peak popularity in 2006, ranking #4,023 that year with 35 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Secret most popular?

Secret has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Secret.

Is Secret a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Secret is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Secret?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Secret include Angline, Pricie, Cosby. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Secret

Secret is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 757 births in the dataset. Secret's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,023. Use the chart and map above to compare Secret'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.