How Many People Are Named Unique?
people named Unique are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 40,481 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,569 babies named Unique in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
310 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word unique, ultimately derived from Latin unicus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Unique, 88.9% were girls and 11.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Unique fell from 93.3% in the 1970s to 77.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Unique alive today is about 22 years old, and 75% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Unique first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2009, to 310 babies. In 2025, 119 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Unique has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #790, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #2,456. Among boys, its best rank was #2,391, in 1997.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,456 | #2,791 |
| Best rank | #790 (1996) | #2,391 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #998 in the 2000s | #3,385 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Unique alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Unique were born in California than in any other state: about 1,110 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Unique was given 2.2 times as often in New Mexico, 2.2 times in New York and 1.5 times in Maryland.
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