Recorded 1912–1958 Girls' name Peak 1927 208 births

Waldine — girls' name

208 babies named Waldine in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s411920s831930s591940s151950s10
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Waldine was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

13 babies were named Waldine in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waldine

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Waldine between 1912 and 1958, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waldine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waldine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Waldine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Waldine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waldine 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 208 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.

Waldine at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

208

Since 1912

47 years of records

Peak year

1927

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1912

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1958

Waldine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1912

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1927)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 19581941193519301926192219181912 5

Waldine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
83 births that decade — 40% of Waldine's all-time total
1910s411920s831930s591940s151950s10

Waldine by state

Where Waldine concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Waldine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
40 19.2%
Texas share of Waldine's total US births 19.2%

40 of 208 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waldine?
208 babies have been named Waldine since 1912. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1927 with 13 births.
When was Waldine most popular?
Waldine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Waldine most popular?
The top states for the name Waldine are Texas (40 births).
How long has the name Waldine been used?
Waldine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 47 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Waldine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Walker, Wallace, Wallis, 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, 1912–1958 (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.