Social Security number

nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary working residents
Thing identifier Q5612679
Social Security number
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Social Security number

Summary

Social Security number is an identifier[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of identifier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Social Security number is in the country of United States[3].
  • Social Security number's image is recorded as PD social security card.png[4].
  • Social Security number's image is recorded as Walletssn2.gif[5].
  • Social Security number's instance of is recorded as identifier[6].
  • Social Security number's instance of is recorded as national identification number[7].
  • Social Security number's subclass of is recorded as Taxpayer Identification Number[8].
  • Social Security number's subclass of is recorded as national identification number[9].
  • +1936-11-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Social Security number[10].
  • Social Security number's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d063[11].
  • Social Security number's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[12].
  • Social Security number's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Social-Security-number[13].
  • Social Security number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8002[14].
  • Social Security number's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Social Security number'}[15].
  • Social Security number's different from is recorded as Individual Taxpayer Identification Number[16].
  • Social Security number's issued by is recorded as Social Security Administration[17].
  • Social Security number's Quora topic ID is recorded as Social-Security-Numbers[18].
  • Social Security number's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Concept", "SocialSecurityNumber::ggh2r"][19].
  • Social Security number's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i70265[20].
  • Social Security number's dummy value is recorded as 123-45-6789[21].
  • Social Security number's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780841084[22].
  • Social Security number's KBpedia ID is recorded as SocialSecurityNumber[23].

Why It Matters

Social Security number ranks in the top 7% of identifier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ssa.gov. Retrieved . ssa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . eservices.paychex.com. Retrieved . eservices.paychex.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Social Security number. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/social-security-number
MLA “Social Security number.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/social-security-number.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_social-security-number_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Social Security number}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/social-security-number}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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