Unique
Unique was the 2456th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 790th; the most babies were born in 2009 (292). Over the last ten years it has moved down 892 places. More babies were named Unique in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,456 girls, down 759 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73girls
- Girls and boys
- 75% girls, 25% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009292 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,569babies recorded
Unique popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,456 | #2,792 | 73 | 46 |
| 2020 | #1,697 | #7,463 | 121 | 11 |
| 2010 | #1,091 | #5,460 | 230 | 17 |
| 2000 | #890 | #2,574 | 248 | 37 |
| 1990 | #1,324 | #6,376 | 123 | 8 |
| 1980 | #2,067 | #5,499 | 51 | 7 |
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How popular is Unique, counting every spelling?
Unique has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Unique?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Unique (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Unique born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Unique.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Unique?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Unique are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 30. That makes Unique mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Unique by state
How common Unique was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.5×), Florida (1.9×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Unique
How popular is the name Unique?
Unique was the 2456th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 790th; the most babies were born in 2009 (292). Over the last ten years it has moved down 892 places. More babies were named Unique in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Unique a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 75% girls, 25% boys given the name Unique in the US.
Where is Unique most popular?
In 2021–2025, Unique was most common in Georgia (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and South Carolina.