Goodness

A girls’ name of Modern American origin, meaning the virtue of being good; virtue name.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Goodness by the numbers

Goodness was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Goodness. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

Other names that mean purity

Like Goodness, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Goodness

RomillyInayatAnayatGursanjhElaiaHeliaSafiyyaAafiyah

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