Recorded 1946–1966 Girls' name Peak 1946 30 births

Waltina — girls' name

30 babies named Waltina in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s141950s51960s11
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Waltina was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

7 babies were named Waltina in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waltina

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Waltina between 1946 and 1966, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waltina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waltina performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Waltina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Waltina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waltina 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 30 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.

Waltina at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

30

Since 1946

21 years of records

Peak year

1946

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1946

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1966

Waltina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1946

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1946)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19661964195919471946 7

Waltina by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
14 births that decade — 47% of Waltina's all-time total
1940s141950s51960s11

Waltina by state

Where Waltina concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Waltina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 16.7%
Georgia share of Waltina's total US births 16.7%

5 of 30 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waltina?
30 babies have been named Waltina since 1946. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1946 with 7 births.
When was Waltina most popular?
Waltina was most popular in the 1940s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Waltina most popular?
The top states for the name Waltina are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Waltina been used?
Waltina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 21 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Waltina?
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, 1946–1966 (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.