Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2009

Unique

Gender Unisex · 89% girls Rank 2025 #2,456 Trend ↓ Falling 22%
Rank 2025
#2,456
among girls · ↓280 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
119
named Unique · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,017
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
310 babies
All-time total
8,569
#1,960 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Unique popularity over time

8,569 babies have been named Unique since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 166 12 178 18 – #1,813
1980s 745 90 835 84 +369% #1,195
1990s 2,039 252 2,291 229 +174% #790
2000s 2,476 290 2,766 277 +21% #842
2010s 1,576 131 1,707 171 -38% #1,091
2020s (to 2025) 613 179 792 132 -23% #1,665

Where Unique is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 70 0.04 outside top 500
2027 67 0.04 outside top 500
2028 65 0.04 outside top 500
2029 63 0.04 outside top 500
2030 62 0.04 outside top 500

Where Unique is most popular

Girls named Unique per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Unique born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 35 0.154 +154%
Florida 50 0.117 +93%
South Carolina 8 0.089 +47%
Louisiana 6 0.069 +13%
Michigan 11 0.060 ≈ national
Arizona 8 0.057 -6%
Alabama 5 0.053 -12%
Illinois 12 0.052 -14%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -20%
New York 19 0.048 -21%
Indiana 6 0.043 -30%
Texas 34 0.042 -30%
Missouri 5 0.041 -32%
California 32 0.038 -37%
Virginia 5 0.029 -52%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -58%
Ohio 5 0.021 -65%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Unique

Unique is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,456 in 2025 with 73 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 8,569 American babies have been named Unique, about 89% girls and 11% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2009, when 310 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Unique stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Unique?

The median living Unique is about 22 years old; half are between 14 and 29. An estimated 8,500 people named Unique are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Unique year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 73 #2,456 46 #2,792
2024 88 #2,176 51 #2,634
2023 104 #1,920 33 #3,558
2022 101 #1,960 24 #4,428
2021 126 #1,665 14 #6,315
2020 121 #1,697 11 #7,463
2019 114 #1,799 14 #6,384
2018 113 #1,812 10 #8,110
2017 127 #1,696 11 #7,502
2016 119 #1,755 10 #8,104
2015 141 #1,564 11 #7,460
2014 151 #1,484 16 #5,708
2013 147 #1,508 17 #5,383
2012 213 #1,156 10 #8,098
2011 221 #1,119 15 #5,924
2010 230 #1,091 17 #5,460
2009 292 #922 18 #5,307
2008 233 #1,112 21 #4,699
2007 226 #1,140 24 #4,237
2006 239 #1,067 30 #3,521
2005 268 #930 21 #4,319
2004 234 #1,013 32 #3,154
2003 221 #1,037 32 #3,040
2002 243 #921 38 #2,602
2001 272 #842 37 #2,615
2000 248 #890 37 #2,574
1995 215 #885 23 #3,098
1990 123 #1,324 8 #6,376
1985 75 #1,602 – –
1980 51 #2,067 7 #5,499
1975 14 #4,590 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Unique, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Unique?

The median living Unique is about 22 years old. Half of all living Uniques are between 14 and 29 years old.

How many people named Unique are alive today?

An estimated 8,500 people named Unique are alive in the United States, based on 8,569 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Unique in 2025?

Unique ranked #2,456 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 73 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Unique?

8,569 babies have been named Unique in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Unique most popular?

Unique peaked in 2009, when 310 newborns received the name.

Is Unique a boy or girl name?

Unique is used for both: about 89% of babies named Unique have been girls and 11% boys.

Is the name Unique rising or falling?

Unique is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Unique become more popular?

Unique is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 62 girls named Unique in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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