Recorded 1962–1969 Boys' name Peak 1964 30 births

Uwe — boys' name

30 babies named Uwe in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s30
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Uwe was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

8 babies were named Uwe in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Uwe

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Uwe between 1962 and 1969, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Uwe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Uwe performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Uwe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Uwe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 30 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Uwe at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

30

Since 1962

8 years of records

Peak year

1964

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1962

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1969

Uwe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1962

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1964)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 19691968196419631962 5

Uwe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
30 births that decade — 100% of Uwe's all-time total
1960s30

Uwe by state

Where Uwe concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Uwe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 16.7%
New York share of Uwe's total US births 16.7%

5 of 30 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Uwe?
30 babies have been named Uwe since 1962. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1964 with 8 births.
When was Uwe most popular?
Uwe was most popular in the 1960s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Uwe most popular?
The top states for the name Uwe are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Uwe been used?
Uwe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 8 years of data through 1969.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.