🔥Unique

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Word name

"one of a kind"

Unique Origin and Meaning

The name Unique is a girl's name meaning "one of a kind".

Finding a really distinctive name is probably a better way to make sure your child stands out, but then again, is choosing Unique really any different to parents choosing Saint, Messiah, Chosen, Dream, Miracle, or Blessing?

While those who dislike Unique may very well dislike Chosen and Dream equally too, the name has nevertheless seen noteworthy use in the US. It featured in the Top 1000 a number of times during the 90s and then again in the late 2000s when it featured in the musical-TV show, Glee. While it has been out of the charts for a decade now, it was still given to around 100 girls and 30 boys in a recent year.

Derived from the Latin unicus, meaning "one of a kind, unlike anything or anyone else", Unique is also a familiar choice in Malawi, and Nigeria, where names such as Blessings, Memory, and Innocent are familiar choices, and Unique fits in.

If it's the concept of Unique you like could always try Ananya, Nadira, Mareka, Nova, or Osana; if it's the sounds. there's Una, Veronique, Nia, Nikita, Undine, and Nisha.

Unique Rank in US Top 1000

# 929 in the US

Popularity of the name Unique

• 1 Nameberry 2025
• 927 Unique 2023
• 368 Unisex 2023

20 Names Similar to Unique

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Unique.

• Divine
• Miami
• Peace
• Forever
• Blessing
• Charisma
• Heavenly
• Java
• Shade
• Promise
• Honesty
• England
• Divinity
• Freedom
• Cherish
• Sugar
• Goddess
• Rainbow
• Miracle
• Canyon

The name Unique in Pop Culture

• Wade "Unique" Adams character in Glee.