Recorded 1913–1951 Boys' name Peak 1913 26 births

Waring — boys' name

26 babies named Waring in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s151950s5
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Waring was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

6 babies were named Waring in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waring

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Waring between 1913 and 1951, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waring currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waring performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Waring shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waring 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 26 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.

Waring at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

26

Since 1913

39 years of records

Peak year

1913

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1913

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1951

Waring popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1913

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1913)
6
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.5 19511929192119201913 6

Waring by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 58% of Waring's all-time total
1910s61920s151950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waring?
26 babies have been named Waring since 1913. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1913 with 6 births.
When was Waring most popular?
Waring was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Waring been used?
Waring has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 39 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Waring?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Warren, Ward, Warner, Wardell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1951 (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.