Girls' name · since 1993
Strange
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Strange, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Strange is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Strange recorded 17 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 1994.
- #48,196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Strange ranks #48,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #48,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Strange's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Strange's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Strange's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Strange popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1994
- Peak year (1993)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Strange by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Strange's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Strange births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Strange: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Strange draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.