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Special
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"unusually better"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Special
Is there a more fitting choice for your unique and well, special little girl? For six sets of parents one recent year, the answer was no.
Pronounced SPESH-ul.
As of October 2026, Special ranked #14884 in US births in 2020 SSA, peaked at #4565 in 1996.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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