Total births
10
Recorded 1942–1948 Girls' name Peak 1942 10 births
Wadine — girls' name
10 babies named Wadine in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1940s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Wadine was born in this single decade.
1942
Single peak year
5 babies were named Wadine in 1942 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Wadine
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Wadine between 1942 and 1948, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wadine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Wadine performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Wadine 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 10 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.
Wadine at a glance
Last recorded 1948Peak year
1942
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1942
Wadine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1942
- Peak year (1942)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
Wadine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Wadine's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wadine? ▼
10 babies have been named Wadine since 1942. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1942 with 5 births.
When was Wadine most popular? ▼
Wadine was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Wadine been used? ▼
Wadine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 7 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Wadine? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wade, Wadie, Wadiya, Wadeeah, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Wadine
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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, 1942–1948 (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.