US rank #4051 Girls' name Peak 2022 773 births

Unity — #4051 US girls' name

773 babies named Unity in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221990s692000s2082010s2622020s212
#4051
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Unity was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

57 babies were named Unity in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Unity

The Social Security Administration has registered 773 babies named Unity between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Unity currently holds the #4051 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Unity performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Unity shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Unity in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Unity 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 773 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.

Unity at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

773

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2022

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,051

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Unity popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
57
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0204060 20242019201420092004199919931972 5

Unity by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
262 births that decade — 34% of Unity's all-time total
1970s221990s692000s2082010s2622020s212

Unity by state

Where Unity concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Unity
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
22 2.8%
#2 California
21 2.7%
#3 Texas
16 2.1%
#4 North Carolina
5 0.6%
#5 Nevada
5 0.6%
Florida share of Unity's total US births 2.8%
Even split

22 of 773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Unity?
773 babies have been named Unity since 1972. It currently ranks #4051 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 57 births.
When was Unity most popular?
Unity was most popular in the 2010s decade with 262 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Unity most popular?
The top states for the name Unity are Florida (22 births), California (21 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Unity been used?
Unity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Unity?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Unique, Uniqua, Unice, 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, 1972–2024 (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.