Recorded 1975–1976 Unisex name Peak 1975 32 births

Unborn — unisex name

32 babies named Unborn in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s32
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Unborn was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

19 babies were named Unborn in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Unborn

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Unborn between 1975 and 1976, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Unborn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Unborn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 8 additional births since 1975.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Unborn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Unborn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Unborn 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 32 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.

Unborn at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

32

Since 1975

2 years of records

Peak year

1975

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1975

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1976

Unborn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1975

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1975)
19
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
1214161820 19761975 19

Unborn popularity over time — boys

8 total births recorded since 1975 (Unborn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 8 births
8 1975 8

Unborn by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
32 births that decade — 100% of Unborn's all-time total
1970s32

Unborn by state

Where Unborn concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Unborn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
32 100.0%
Tennessee share of Unborn's total US births 100.0%

32 of 32 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Unborn?
32 babies have been named Unborn since 1975. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1975 with 19 births.
When was Unborn most popular?
Unborn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Unborn most popular?
The top states for the name Unborn are Tennessee (32 births).
Is Unborn a unisex name?
Yes, Unborn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 32 births, and as a boy's name it has 8 births.
How long has the name Unborn been used?
Unborn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 2 years of data through 1976.

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, 1975–1976 (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.