Unisex name · since 1917
Void
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.
- #27,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Void sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 24 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Void has been recorded 24 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2004.
- #27,675 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Void ranks #27,675 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Void's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Void's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Void splits its recorded history at 1924: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Void popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2004
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Void popularity over time - girls
9 total births recorded since 2004 (Void as girls' name)
Void by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Void's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Void births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (42% of all-time use).
Void by state
Where Void concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 7 | 29.2% |
7 of 24 births nationwide.
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What to do with Void's data
- Void's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Voids (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Void: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1917–2004 (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 Void 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.