Recorded 1916–1956 Boys' name Peak 1916 141 births

Warnie — boys' name

141 babies named Warnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s501930s201940s271950s16
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Warnie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

12 babies were named Warnie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Warnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Warnie between 1916 and 1956, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Warnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Warnie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Warnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Warnie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Warnie 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 141 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.

Warnie at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

141

Since 1916

41 years of records

Peak year

1916

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1916

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1956

Warnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1916

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1916)
12
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 19561944194019331928192319201916 12

Warnie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
50 births that decade — 35% of Warnie's all-time total
1910s281920s501930s201940s271950s16

Warnie by state

Where Warnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Warnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
11 7.8%
Kentucky share of Warnie's total US births 7.8%

11 of 141 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Warnie?
141 babies have been named Warnie since 1916. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1916 with 12 births.
When was Warnie most popular?
Warnie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Warnie most popular?
The top states for the name Warnie are Kentucky (11 births).
How long has the name Warnie been used?
Warnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 41 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Warnie?
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, 1916–1956 (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.