Unk

UHNGK /ˈʌŋk/
boy 1 syllable fading

Unk is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Unk is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1998. Unk was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1995 (9 births).

About the name Unk

PronunciationUHNGK /ˈʌŋk/

Names similar to Unk

How popular is Unk?

Boys named Unk
19671970197519801985199019951998
Boys named Unk per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–1998 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1998) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Unk
195019601970198019901996
Girls named Unk per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–1998 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1998) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Unk total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
199866—#9,584
19966—#13,450—
19959——#6,381
199212—#13,266#8,383
19906——#8,066
19725——#5,712
19675——#4,521
19505—#6,053—