Waldene — girls' name
37 babies named Waldene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
73% of everyone ever named Waldene was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Waldene in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Waldene
The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Waldene between 1921 and 1940, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waldene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Waldene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Waldene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Waldene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Waldene 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 37 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.
Waldene at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Waldene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1940.
37 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 8 births in a single year.
Waldene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 27 births that decade — 73% of Waldene's all-time total
Waldene decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Waldene's strongest decade
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 73% of all-time use.
Waldene by state
Where Waldene concentrates geographically — total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 13.5% |
5 of 37 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 13.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 13.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1921–1940 (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.