Girls' name · since 1912
Waldine
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Waldine, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waldine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 208 recorded since 1912.
Waldine has 208 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1958.
- #19,447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waldine ranks #19,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waldine's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Waldine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Waldine splits its recorded history at 1928: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Waldine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1958
- Peak year (1927)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Waldine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (83 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Waldine's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Waldine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
83 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 83 births (40% of all-time use).
Waldine by state
Where Waldine concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 40 | 19.2% |
40 of 208 births nationwide.
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What to do with Waldine's data
- Waldine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Waldines (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Waldine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1912–1958 (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 Waldine 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.