Boys' name · since 1914
Wales
Wales has 38 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1939 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wales is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 38 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wales has been recorded 38 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1968.
- #24,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wales ranks #24,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #24,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wales's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wales's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wales's SSA record in two at 1930 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 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1939 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wales popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1968
- Peak year (1939)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Wales by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (17 births, 45% of the file).
1930s was Wales's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Wales births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 17 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Wales's decade-level peak was the 1930s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wales: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1914–1968 (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 Wales 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.