Recorded 2012–2020 Unisex name Peak 2012 17 births

Music — unisex name

17 babies named Music in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s6
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Music was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

6 babies were named Music in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Music

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Music between 2012 and 2020, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Music currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Music is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Music performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Music shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Music in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Music at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

17

Since 2012

9 years of records

Peak year

2012

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2012

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2020

Music popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2012

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 202020172012 6

Music popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 2012 (Music as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 20202012 6

Music by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 65% of Music's all-time total
2010s112020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Music?
17 babies have been named Music since 2012. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
When was Music most popular?
Music was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Music a unisex name?
Yes, Music is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 17 births, and as a boy's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Music been used?
Music has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 9 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Music?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mushka, Muskan, Muskaan, Muslima, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.