Recorded 1917–1919 Boys' name Peak 1917 12 births

Wasco — boys' name

12 babies named Wasco in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s12
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Wasco was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wasco in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wasco

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Wasco between 1917 and 1919, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wasco currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wasco performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wasco in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wasco 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 12 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.

Wasco at a glance

Last recorded 1919

Total births

12

Since 1917

3 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1919

Active since

1917

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1919

Wasco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1917

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
6 19191917 6

Wasco by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 100% of Wasco's all-time total
1910s12

Wasco by state

Where Wasco concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wasco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
11 91.7%
Pennsylvania share of Wasco's total US births 91.7%

11 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wasco?
12 babies have been named Wasco since 1917. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Wasco most popular?
Wasco was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Wasco most popular?
The top states for the name Wasco are Pennsylvania (11 births).
How long has the name Wasco been used?
Wasco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 3 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Wasco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Washington, Wash, Waseem, Wassim, 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, 1917–1919 (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.