Unisex name · since 1989
Unnamed
372 babies named Unnamed in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 372
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Unnamed is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 372 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Unnamed has been recorded 372 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2023.
- #9,432 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 372 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Unnamed ranks #9,432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 372 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 372
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Unnamed's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Unnamed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Unnamed's full recorded timeline at 2009, 17% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 83% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Unnamed popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2023
- Peak year (1991)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Unnamed popularity over time - girls
265 total births recorded since 1989 (Unnamed as girls' name)
Unnamed by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (194 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Unnamed's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Unnamed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 194 births (52% of all-time use).
Unnamed by state
Where Unnamed concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 83 | 22.3% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 79 | 21.2% |
| #3 | Washington | | 73 | 19.6% |
| #4 | Maine | | 17 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 10 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.3% |
83 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Unnamed's data
- Unnamed's decade-level peak was the 1990s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Unnameds (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Unnamed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1989–2023 (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 Unnamed 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.