Total births
26
Girls' name · since 1915
Waive
26 babies named Waive in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 1915–1921
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
Waive is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1915.
Waive has 26 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1921.
- 26 total births
- 1915–1921 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 81% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
26 girls have been named Waive since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1921.
- 26
- total births
- 1915–1921
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
81% of everyone ever named Waive was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
8 babies were named Waive in 1915 - its busiest year on record.
Waive's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Waive's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Waive at a glance
Last recorded 1921Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Waive popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1921
- Peak year (1915)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Waive by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Waive's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Waive births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
21 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Waive? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 26 babies named Waive. The most recent recorded year was 1921. Its busiest year on record was 1915, with 8 births.
When was Waive most popular? ▼
Waive was most popular in the 1910s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Waive been used? ▼
Records for Waive go back to 1915, giving 7 years of history through 1921.
What names are similar to Waive? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wai, Wailynn, Wailani, Wailyn. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Waive's data
- Waive's decade-level peak was the 1910s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Waive: Baby Name Since 1915 - 26 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/waive. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Waive 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 June 2026.