Special
#13,725 most common girls' name of all time · #22,673 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1980–2020
Rank among girls
#13,725
Rank overall
#22,673 of 105,966
First appeared
1980
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
344
Since 2016
6
Peak year
1996 #4,542
Best rank
#4,542 1996
Girls
Boys
peak 23/yr
Special first appears in 1980. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,919 |
| 2014 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,233 |
| 2007 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,972 |
| 2005 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,264 |
| 2004 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,527 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,592 |
| 2002 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,118 |
| 2001 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,690 |
| 2000 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,292 |
| 1999 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,681 |
| 1998 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,950 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | 20 | #5,150 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | 23 | #4,542 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,973 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,540 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | 21 | #4,804 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | 21 | #4,813 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,819 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | 18 | #5,247 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | 15 | #5,792 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,222 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,862 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,109 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,327 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,990 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,023 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,870 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,413 |