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Recorded in official name statistics for United States
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01 / Meaning & origin
Unknown is recorded in SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution) (1880–2025), given to boys and girls; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 48 girls (rank 3249).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Unknown
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 5 | 909 | observed |
| 1881 | 8 | 653 | observed |
| 1882 | 7 | 754 | observed |
| 1883 | 7 | 720 | observed |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | 7 | 765 | observed |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | 5 | 921 | observed |
| 1888 | 6 | 917 | observed |
| 1889 | 6 | 878 | observed |
| 1890 | 5 | 994 | observed |
| 1891 | 9 | 635 | observed |
| 1892 | 14 | 547 | observed |
| 1893 | 7 | 836 | observed |
| 1894 | 12 | 594 | observed |
| 1895 | 9 | 738 | observed |
| 1896 | 9 | 778 | observed |
| 1897 | 9 | 725 | observed |
| 1898 | 15 | 543 | observed |
| 1899 | 8 | 786 | observed |
| 1900 | 16 | 623 | observed |
| 1901 | 9 | 727 | observed |
| 1902 | 16 | 536 | observed |
| 1903 | 6 | 1,009 | observed |
| 1904 | 7 | 966 | observed |
| 1905 | 9 | 836 | observed |
| 1906 | 9 | 852 | observed |
| 1907 | 12 | 778 | observed |
| 1908 | 8 | 1,021 | observed |
| 1909 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1910 | 13 | 859 | observed |
| 1911 | 19 | 732 | observed |
| 1912 | 15 | 1,223 | observed |
| 1913 | 17 | 1,256 | observed |
| 1914 | 18 | 1,441 | observed |
| 1915 | 24 | 1,372 | observed |
| 1916 | 24 | 1,415 | observed |
| 1917 | 22 | 1,528 | observed |
| 1918 | 31 | 1,256 | observed |
| 1919 | 28 | 1,351 | observed |
| 1920 | 18 | 1,885 | observed |
| 1921 | 20 | 1,766 | observed |
| 1922 | 18 | 1,883 | observed |
| 1923 | 24 | 1,551 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1925 | 22 | 1,628 | observed |
| 1926 | 13 | 2,302 | observed |
| 1927 | 7 | 3,451 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,659 | observed |
| 1929 | 10 | 2,589 | observed |
| 1930 | 13 | 2,178 | observed |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,390 | observed |
| 1932 | 8 | 2,849 | observed |
| 1933 | 6 | 3,268 | observed |
| 1934 | 7 | 2,973 | observed |
| 1935 | 6 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 6 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1938 | 5 | 3,534 | observed |
| 1939 | 7 | 2,829 | observed |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,130 | observed |
| 1941 | 9 | 2,491 | observed |
| 1942 | 14 | 1,946 | observed |
| 1943 | 30 | 1,258 | observed |
| 1944 | 27 | 1,282 | observed |
| 1945 | 42 | 986 | observed |
| 1946 | 43 | 1,045 | observed |
| 1947 | 99 | 696 | observed |
| 1948 | 163 | 516 | observed |
| 1949 | 278 | 402 | observed |
| 1950 | 404 | 335 | observed |
| 1951 | 439 | 328 | observed |
| 1952 | 488 | 320 | observed |
| 1953 | 525 | 313 | observed |
| 1954 | 548 | 308 | observed |
| 1955 | 497 | 332 | observed |
| 1956 | 457 | 346 | observed |
| 1957 | 391 | 386 | observed |
| 1958 | 269 | 479 | observed |
| 1959 | 188 | 568 | observed |
| 1960 | 194 | 563 | observed |
| 1961 | 168 | 610 | observed |
| 1962 | 105 | 746 | observed |
| 1963 | 71 | 886 | observed |
| 1964 | 49 | 1,082 | observed |
| 1965 | 35 | 1,294 | observed |
| 1966 | 40 | 1,178 | observed |
| 1967 | 41 | 1,165 | observed |
| 1968 | 31 | 1,393 | observed |
| 1969 | 28 | 1,526 | observed |
| 1970 | 42 | 1,278 | observed |
| 1971 | 33 | 1,494 | observed |
| 1972 | 15 | 2,418 | observed |
| 1973 | 20 | 2,036 | observed |
| 1974 | 20 | 2,129 | observed |
| 1975 | 18 | 2,361 | observed |
| 1976 | 13 | 2,946 | observed |
| 1977 | 13 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1978 | 10 | 3,614 | observed |
| 1979 | 12 | 3,357 | observed |
| 1980 | 9 | 4,134 | observed |
| 1981 | 18 | 2,569 | observed |
| 1982 | 12 | 3,482 | observed |
| 1983 | 8 | 4,499 | observed |
| 1984 | 5 | 6,315 | observed |
| 1985 | 11 | 3,805 | observed |
| 1986 | 9 | 4,457 | observed |
| 1987 | 15 | 3,201 | observed |
| 1988 | 94 | 1,003 | observed |
| 1989 | 262 | 609 | observed |
| 1990 | 192 | 738 | observed |
| 1991 | 299 | 588 | observed |
| 1992 | 155 | 850 | observed |
| 1993 | 121 | 983 | observed |
| 1994 | 163 | 835 | observed |
| 1995 | 248 | 665 | observed |
| 1996 | 53 | 1,740 | observed |
| 1997 | 34 | 2,396 | observed |
| 1998 | 15 | 4,413 | observed |
| 1999 | 16 | 4,341 | observed |
| 2000 | 39 | 2,425 | observed |
| 2001 | 15 | 4,890 | observed |
| 2002 | 27 | 3,259 | observed |
| 2003 | 31 | 3,044 | observed |
| 2004 | 24 | 3,735 | observed |
| 2005 | 23 | 3,941 | observed |
| 2006 | 25 | 3,888 | observed |
| 2007 | 42 | 2,811 | observed |
| 2008 | 73 | 1,948 | observed |
| 2009 | 114 | 1,459 | observed |
| 2010 | 89 | 1,713 | observed |
| 2011 | 87 | 1,703 | observed |
| 2012 | 99 | 1,588 | observed |
| 2013 | 97 | 1,588 | observed |
| 2014 | 79 | 1,857 | observed |
| 2015 | 60 | 2,234 | observed |
| 2016 | 50 | 2,518 | observed |
| 2017 | 67 | 2,065 | observed |
| 2018 | 85 | 1,792 | observed |
| 2019 | 77 | 1,917 | observed |
| 2020 | 61 | 2,235 | observed |
| 2021 | 85 | 1,823 | observed |
| 2022 | 85 | 1,861 | observed |
| 2023 | 80 | 1,941 | observed |
| 2024 | 43 | 2,915 | observed |
| 2025 | 47 | 2,718 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Unknown” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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