Recorded 1912–1986 Unisex name Peak 1923 300 births

Unice — unisex name

300 babies named Unice in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s411920s871930s521940s251950s341960s451970s111980s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Unice was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

13 babies were named Unice in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Unice

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Unice between 1912 and 1986, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Unice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Unice is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 1927.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Unice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Unice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Unice 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 300 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.

Unice at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

300

Since 1912

75 years of records

Peak year

1923

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1912

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1986

Unice popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1912

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1923)
13
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
468101214 19861962195219411934192619191912 10

Unice popularity over time — boys

30 total births recorded since 1927 (Unice as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
5 195019491942193919291927 5

Unice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
87 births that decade — 29% of Unice's all-time total
1910s411920s871930s521940s251950s341960s451970s111980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Unice?
300 babies have been named Unice since 1912. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1923 with 13 births.
When was Unice most popular?
Unice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Unice a unisex name?
Yes, Unice is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 300 births, and as a boy's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Unice been used?
Unice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 75 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Unice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Unique, Unity, Uniqua, Unika, 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, 1912–1986 (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.