Recorded 1942–1942 Boys' name Peak 1942 6 births

Wainwright — boys' name

6 babies named Wainwright 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.

1940s6
1940s
Peak decade

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

1942
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wainwright in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wainwright

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Wainwright between 1942 and 1942, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wainwright currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wainwright performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wainwright 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 6 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.

Wainwright at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

6

Since 1942

1 years of records

Peak year

1942

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1942

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1942

Wainwright popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1942

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1942)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1942 6

Wainwright by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 100% of Wainwright's all-time total
1940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wainwright?
6 babies have been named Wainwright since 1942. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1942 with 6 births.
When was Wainwright most popular?
Wainwright was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Wainwright been used?
Wainwright has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 1 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Wainwright?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waino, Wai, Waitman, Waid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1942–1942 (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.