Is Unique a boy or girl name?
Unique is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 86 girls and 50 boys were named Unique, so 63.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.3% of the 8,446 US babies named Unique were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,662
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,207
- Babies named Unique since 1972
- 8,446
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 310 babies
Boys and girls named Unique, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | 166 | 93.3% |
| 1980s | 90 | 745 | 89.2% |
| 1990s | 252 | 2,039 | 89% |
| 2000s | 290 | 2,476 | 89.5% |
| 2010s | 131 | 1,576 | 92.3% |
| 2020s | 132 | 537 | 80.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | #2,662 | 86 | #2,207 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,551 | 104 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,424 | 101 | #1,960 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,315 | 125 | #1,675 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,460 | 121 | #1,696 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,381 | 114 | #1,798 |
| 2018 | 10 | #8,108 | 113 | #1,812 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,499 | 127 | #1,696 |
| 2016 | 10 | #8,103 | 119 | #1,755 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,460 | 141 | #1,563 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,708 | 151 | #1,484 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,382 | 147 | #1,507 |
| 2012 | 10 | #8,098 | 213 | #1,156 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,923 | 221 | #1,119 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,460 | 230 | #1,090 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,307 | 292 | #922 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,698 | 233 | #1,112 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,237 | 226 | #1,140 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,521 | 239 | #1,067 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,319 | 268 | #930 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,152 | 234 | #1,013 |
| 2003 | 32 | #3,040 | 221 | #1,037 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,602 | 243 | #921 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,615 | 272 | #842 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,574 | 248 | #890 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,557 | 259 | #836 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,647 | 245 | #865 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,394 | 253 | #819 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,533 | 264 | #790 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,098 | 215 | #885 |
| 1994 | 24 | #3,027 | 172 | #1,060 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,655 | 185 | #1,003 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,462 | 179 | #1,041 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,805 | 144 | #1,204 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,376 | 123 | #1,324 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,465 | 137 | #1,195 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,696 | 103 | #1,384 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,943 | 93 | #1,423 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,766 | 80 | #1,538 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,602 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,947 | 60 | #1,812 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,878 | 56 | #1,883 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,570 | 38 | #2,530 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,026 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,499 | 51 | #2,066 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,813 |
| 1978 | 7 | #5,032 | 29 | #2,855 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,422 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,467 | 15 | #4,352 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,589 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,186 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,238 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Unique reached #2,394 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #790 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.