Unisex name · since 1995
Unkown
Unkown has 49 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Unkown sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 49 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Unkown recorded 49 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 1999.
- #22,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 49 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Unkown ranks #22,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Unkown's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Unkown's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Unkown splits its recorded history at 1997: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Unkown popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1999
- Peak year (1998)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Unkown popularity over time - girls
42 total births recorded since 1995 (Unkown as girls' name)
Unkown by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (49 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Unkown's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Unkown births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 49 births (100% of all-time use).
Unkown by state
Where Unkown concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 49 | 100.0% |
49 of 49 births nationwide.
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- Iowa records the most Unkowns (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Unkown: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~4 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1995–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Unkown 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 August 2026.