Unisex name · since 2011
Wakely
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Wakely, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wakely sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 97 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wakely has been recorded 97 times among girls since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.
- #27,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 97 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wakely ranks #27,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 97
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wakely's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wakely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wakely's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wakely popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Wakely popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2016 (Wakely as boys' name)
Wakely by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Wakely's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Wakely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wakely's data
- Wakely's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- 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 Wakely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2011–2024 (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 Wakely 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.