Recorded 1989–2023 Unisex name Peak 1991 371 births

Unnamed — boys' name

371 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.

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1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Unnamed was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

120 babies were named Unnamed in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Unnamed

The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Unnamed between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Unnamed currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 120 babies received it in a single year. Unnamed is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 265 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Unnamed performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Unnamed shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Unnamed in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Unnamed 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 371 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.

Unnamed at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

371

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

1991

120 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Unnamed popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
120
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
-50050100150 20232019201620091999199619901989 101

Unnamed popularity over time — girls

265 total births recorded since 1989 (Unnamed as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 265 births
050100150 20232022201920152011199919961992199119901989 91

Unnamed by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
194 births that decade — 52% of Unnamed's all-time total
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Unnamed by state

Where Unnamed concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Unnamed
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
83 22.4%
#2 Wisconsin
79 21.3%
#3 Washington
73 19.7%
#4 Maine
17 4.6%
#5 Louisiana
10 2.7%
#6 Mississippi
5 1.3%
Texas share of Unnamed's total US births 22.4%
Even split

83 of 371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Unnamed?
371 babies have been named Unnamed since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 120 births.
When was Unnamed most popular?
Unnamed was most popular in the 1990s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Unnamed most popular?
The top states for the name Unnamed are Texas (83 births), Wisconsin (79 births), Washington (73 births).
Is Unnamed a unisex name?
Yes, Unnamed is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 371 births, and as a girl's name it has 265 births.
How long has the name Unnamed been used?
Unnamed has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.

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, 1989–2023 (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.