Void
The Story of Void
As a girl name
American parents first put Void on the record books as a girl name in 2004, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 9 Voids were born — ranking #10,690 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 9 Voids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Void first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 7 births, good for #3,217 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Voids. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 24 Voids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Void
Phonetically similar names — useful when Void is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Voide
- Vid
- Vowed
- Vide
- Vod
- Vied
- Vad
- Voit
- Vade
- Voight
- Voigt
- Vaid
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Void
Void is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Void's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #3,217. Use the chart and map above to compare Void'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.