Unisex name · since 1916
Wannie
Wannie has 39 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wannie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wannie has been recorded 39 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1940.
- #38,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wannie ranks #38,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #38,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wannie's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wannie splits its recorded history at 1921: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wannie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1940
- Peak year (1916)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Wannie popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1921 (Wannie as boys' name)
Wannie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 44% of the file).
1910s was Wannie's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Wannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Wannie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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 Wannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 1916–1940 (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 Wannie 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.