Boys' name · since 1922
Waine
36 babies named Waine in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
36 boys have been named Waine since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waine has been recorded 36 times among boys since 1922, 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 1922 to 1965.
- #24,606 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waine ranks #24,606 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waine's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Waine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Waine's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Waine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1965
- Peak year (1954)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Waine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Waine's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Waine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Waine's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Waine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1922–1965 (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 Waine 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.