Boys' name · since 1914
Wah
Wah has 67 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,184 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 67 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wah has been recorded 67 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2017.
- #20,184 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 67 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wah ranks #20,184 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,184 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wah's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Wah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wah's full recorded timeline at 1923, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2017
- Peak year (1915)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Wah by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Wah's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Wah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (49% of all-time use).
Wah by state
Where Wah concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 22 | 32.8% |
22 of 67 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wah's data
- Wah's decade-level peak was the 1920s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Wahs (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.