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Unique

/juˈnik/ · 89% girls · 119 born in 2025

Unique has been given to about 8,569 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/juˈnik/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,471
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Unique per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 310
  • Born in 2025119
  • All time8,569

How popular is Unique?

Its best year was 2009, when 310 babies were given the name, ranking 922nd. The typical living American called Unique is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Unique

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Monique0.75
  2. Dominique0.61
  3. Angelique0.61
  4. Domonique0.61
  5. Dominque0.59
  6. Jacque0.55

Middle names for Unique

Ranked by flow score
  1. Unique Rose0.87
  2. Unique Marie0.87
  3. Unique Grace0.87
  4. Unique Jane0.87
  5. Unique Louise0.87
  6. Unique June0.86

Sibling names for Unique

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.95
  2. Palomasister · 0.95
  3. Tracebrother · 0.94
  4. Hanasister · 0.94
  5. Paulinasister · 0.94
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.94

Where Unique is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. Indiana0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. North Carolina0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Unique White0.82
  2. Unique Nguyen0.82
  3. Unique Moore0.82
  4. Unique Hill0.82
  5. Unique Hall0.82
  6. Unique Brown0.82

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Unique

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Unique across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.