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How popular is Unique?

Ranking 1,798th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Unique is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Unique has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #789 in 1996.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2009 with 291 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Unique was less than 5, most recently in 1973.

Unique, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1974-1979, 1982-1996, and 2006-2009, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2009-2013.

Sometimes the name Unique has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Unique's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Unique be?

Unique's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Unique for their newborn has dropped.

The name Unique is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Unique (Girl)Unique (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 113 1,798 10 8,054
2017 126 1,696 11 7,480
2016 119 1,752 10 8,092
2015 138 1,584 11 7,452
2014 149 1,497 16 5,697
2013 146 1,510 17 5,372
2012 212 1,159 10 8,086
2011 218 1,124 14 6,229
2010 230 1,088 17 5,455
2009 291 922 18 5,305
2008 232 1,114 21 4,696
2007 225 1,143 24 4,231
2006 239 1,067 30 3,520
2005 268 930 21 4,316
2004 234 1,013 32 3,150
2003 221 1,037 32 3,038
2002 243 921 38 2,601
2001 272 842 37 2,614
2000 248 890 37 2,573
1999 259 836 35 2,555
1998 245 865 32 2,647
1997 253 819 35 2,394
1996 264 789 31 2,532
1995 215 885 23 3,097
1994 172 1,059 24 3,027
1993 185 1,003 18 3,652
1992 179 1,041 30 2,462
1991 144 1,204 16 3,804
1990 123 1,323 8 6,369
1989 137 1,195 27 2,465
1988 103 1,384 14 3,693
1987 93 1,424 12 3,941
1986 80 1,537 5 7,761
1985 75 1,601 < 5 --
1984 60 1,811 8 4,942
1983 56 1,881 8 4,876
1982 38 2,530 9 4,571
1981 52 2,027 < 5 --
1980 51 2,066 7 5,493
1979 60 1,813 < 5 --
1978 29 2,854 7 5,031
1977 37 2,422 < 5 --
1976 15 4,351 5 6,461
1975 14 4,589 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.