girl's name
Special
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Births on record 344
Special is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1996, when 23 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Special over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 90 |
| 1990s | 173 |
| 2000s | 70 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 6 |
How popular is Special?
In 2020, Special was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Special
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Special
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Special — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Special
How popular is the name Special?
In 2020, Special was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Special a girl's or a boy's name?
Special is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Special?
Special has 2 syllables.
When was Special most popular?
Special peaked in 1996, when 23 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.