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Secret

/ˈsikɹət/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Secret has been given to about 743 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsikɹət/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 732
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Secret per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2006 · 35
  • Born in 20250
  • All time743

How popular is Secret?

Its best year was 2006, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 4249th. The typical living American called Secret is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Secret

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Scarlet0.60
  2. Scarlett0.53
  3. Seven0.53
  4. Margret0.50
  5. Serenity0.47
  6. Serena0.47
  7. Sheree0.47
  8. Scarlette0.46

Middle names for Secret

Ranked by flow score
  1. Secret Anne0.81
  2. Secret Catherine0.78
  3. Secret Josephine0.78
  4. Secret Rose0.77
  5. Secret Marie0.77
  6. Secret Grace0.77

Sibling names for Secret

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.83
  2. Palomasister · 0.82
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.82
  4. Tracebrother · 0.82
  5. Ilianasister · 0.82
  6. Hanasister · 0.82

Where Secret is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Secret Anderson0.77
    2. Secret White0.72
    3. Secret Nguyen0.72
    4. Secret Moore0.72
    5. Secret Hill0.72
    6. Secret Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Secret

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.