Recorded 1917–2004 Unisex name Peak 1917 24 births

Void — boys' name

24 babies named Void in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s102000s7
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Void was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Void in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Void

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Void between 1917 and 2004, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Void currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Void is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 9 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Void performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Void shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Void in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Void 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 24 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.

Void at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

24

Since 1917

88 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1917

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2004

Void popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1917

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2004192419211917 7

Void popularity over time — girls

9 total births recorded since 2004 (Void as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 9 births
9 2004 9

Void by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 42% of Void's all-time total
1910s71920s102000s7

Void by state

Where Void concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Void
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
7 29.2%
Ohio share of Void's total US births 29.2%

7 of 24 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Void?
24 babies have been named Void since 1917. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Void most popular?
Void was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Void most popular?
The top states for the name Void are Ohio (7 births).
Is Void a unisex name?
Yes, Void is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 24 births, and as a girl's name it has 9 births.
How long has the name Void been used?
Void has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 88 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Void?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Voight. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–2004 (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.