Recorded 1976–1984 Girls' name Peak 1978 95 births

Wakeelah — girls' name

95 babies named Wakeelah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s46
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Wakeelah was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

21 babies were named Wakeelah in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wakeelah

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Wakeelah between 1976 and 1984, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wakeelah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wakeelah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wakeelah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wakeelah 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 95 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.

Wakeelah at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

95

Since 1976

9 years of records

Peak year

1978

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1976

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1984

Wakeelah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1976

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1978)
21
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
510152025 198419831982198119801979197819771976 8

Wakeelah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
49 births that decade — 52% of Wakeelah's all-time total
1970s491980s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wakeelah?
95 babies have been named Wakeelah since 1976. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1978 with 21 births.
When was Wakeelah most popular?
Wakeelah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Wakeelah been used?
Wakeelah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 9 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Wakeelah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wakely, Wakisha, Wakana, Wakita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1976–1984 (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.