Boys' name · since 1996

Wanye

22 babies named Wanye in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade

Wanye sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1996.

Wanye has 22 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2007.

  • #28,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1996
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wanye ranks #28,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.

#28,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wanye's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Wanye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Wanye's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Wanye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 1996199720042007 6

Wanye by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Wanye's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Wanye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wanye? ▼
Wanye has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,441 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 6 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
Where does Wanye sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wanye ranks #28,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wanye most popular? ▼
Wanye was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Wanye been used? ▼
Records for Wanye go back to 1996, giving 12 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Wanye? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wanda, Wanya, Wane, Wandell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Wanye's data

  • Wanye's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wanye

Nearby Names Like Wanye

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wanye

Wanda Boy
972 births
Wanya Boy
484 births
Wane Boy
160 births
Wandell Boy
82 births
Wang Boy
70 births

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Flavel
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Guster
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Hickman
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wanye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2007 (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 Wanye 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.