Girls' name · since 1928
Wardine
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Wardine, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wardine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 36 recorded since 1928.
Wardine has 36 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1949.
- #39,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1928
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wardine ranks #39,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1928, peaking in the 1930s.
- #39,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wardine's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wardine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wardine's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wardine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1949
- Peak year (1930)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Wardine by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (16 births, 44% of the file).
1930s was Wardine's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Wardine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 16 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Wardine's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1940s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1928–1949 (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 Wardine 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.