Total births
37
Unisex name · since 1967
Unk
Unk has 37 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 37
- total births
- 1967–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
37 boys have been named Unk since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Unk has 37 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1998.
- 37 total births
- 1967–1998 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 boys have been named Unk since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.
- 37
- total births
- 1967–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Unk was born in this single decade.
1995
Single peak year
9 babies were named Unk in 1995 - its busiest year on record.
Unk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Unk splits its recorded history at 1992: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Unk at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
1995
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1967
Unk popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1998
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Unk popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1950 (Unk as girls' name)
Unk by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Unk's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Unk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Unk? ▼
Since 1967, Social Security records show 37 babies named Unk. The most recent recorded year was 1998. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 9 births.
When was Unk most popular? ▼
Unk was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Unk a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Unk is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 37 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Unk been used? ▼
Unk has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 32 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Unk? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Unknown, Unkown. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 1967–1998 (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. "Unk: Baby Name Since 1967 - 37 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/unk. 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 Unk 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.