Total births
10
Girls' name · since 2023
Ungwa
Ungwa has 10 recorded births since 2023 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17394
- among girls today
- 10
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Ungwa is the #17394 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10 recorded since 2023.
Ungwa has 10 recorded births among girls since 2023, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17394 as of the latest data, more common than 2% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2024.
- #17394 among girls today
- 10 born since 2023
- 2020s peak decade
- 2% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ungwa is currently the #17394 girls' name in America, more common than 2% of girls - 10 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17394
- among girls today
- 10
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Ungwa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17394
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 2% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ungwa was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
5 babies were named Ungwa in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Ungwa compares
10 3th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ungwa's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ungwa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ungwa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ungwa splits its recorded history at 2024: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births).
Ungwa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,394
Active since
2023
Ungwa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Ungwa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ungwa's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ungwa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ungwa? ▼
Since 2023, Social Security records show 10 babies named Ungwa. Today it holds rank #17394 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 5 births.
When was Ungwa most popular? ▼
Ungwa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Ungwa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ungwa since 2023 -- 2 years through the most recent 2024 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2023–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ungwa: #17394 Girls' Name - 10 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ungwa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ungwa 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 June 2026.