Recorded 1916–2017 Boys' name Peak 1923 16 births

Union — boys' name

16 babies named Union in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s62010s5
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Union was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Union in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Union

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Union between 1916 and 2017, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Union currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Union performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Union shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Union 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 16 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.

Union at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

16

Since 1916

102 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1916

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2017

Union popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1916

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
4.555.566.5 201719231916 5

Union by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 38% of Union's all-time total
1910s51920s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Union?
16 babies have been named Union since 1916. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Union most popular?
Union was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Union been used?
Union has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 102 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Union?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Unique, Unice, Unik, Universe. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–2017 (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.