Unkown
The Story of Unkown
As a girl name
Unkown first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 10 Unkowns were born — ranking #8,079 that year. As of 2026, Unkown ranks #12,688 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Unkowns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Unkown first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 14 Unkowns were born — ranking #4,650 that year. As of 2026, Unkown ranks #8,702 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Unkowns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Unkown
Unkown is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Unkown's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #4,650. Use the chart and map above to compare Unkown's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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