Special is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Special is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2020. Special was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 1996 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #14,888 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #18,886 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #15,280 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #19,688 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,722 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,819 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #18,057 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #9,405 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #10,019 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #8,479 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #6,797 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #7,059 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | #5,198 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | #4,565 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #5,002 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,710 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #4,803 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #4,835 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,918 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #5,254 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #5,808 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #6,237 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,913 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #6,108 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,313 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #9,017 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #10,101 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #12,063 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #7,324 |