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Unknown is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (33% of births). There have been 19,602 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 9,827 as boys and 9,775 as girls. Unknown gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1954 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	75
2023	123
2022	135
2021	133
2020	100
2019	130
2018	151
2017	114
2016	87
2015	103
2014	150
2013	165
2012	163
2011	164
2010	154
2009	197
2008	135
2007	73
2006	41
2005	48
2004	44
2003	61
2002	45
2001	43
2000	81
1999	42
1998	33
1997	50
1996	106
1995	471
1994	324
1993	215
1992	290
1991	557
1990	354
1989	513
1988	162
1987	33
1986	17
1985	11
1984	12
1983	20
1982	28
1981	29
1980	16
1979	22
1978	19
1977	25
1976	30
1975	39
1974	28
1973	43
1972	29
1971	51
1970	60
1969	51
1968	50
1967	59
1966	74
1965	64
1964	93
1963	125
1962	162
1961	264
1960	327
1959	333
1958	477
1957	714
1956	997
1955	1,061
1954	1,193
1953	1,125
1952	1,110
1951	1,004
1950	915
1949	721
1948	457
1947	247
1946	147
1945	96
1944	87
1943	86
1942	43
1941	26
1940	25
1939	19
1938	15
1937	19
1936	10
1935	18
1934	16
1933	13
1932	22
1931	19
1930	23
1929	20
1928	22
1927	18
1926	20
1925	28
1924	17
1923	29
1922	32
1921	32
1920	27
1919	41
1918	51
1917	41
1916	37
1915	43
1914	29
1913	28
1912	27
1911	24
1910	13
1909	6
1908	13
1907	20
1906	9
1905	20
1904	17
1903	12
1902	23
1901	15
1900	31
1899	18
1898	22
1897	16
1896	15
1895	9
1894	20
1893	7
1892	14
1891	9
1890	12
1889	14
1888	6
1887	5
1886	5
1885	7
1883	7
1882	7
1881	8
1880	5