Recorded 1913–1928 Boys' name Peak 1918 91 births

Wasil — boys' name

91 babies named Wasil in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s62
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Wasil was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

11 babies were named Wasil in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wasil

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Wasil between 1913 and 1928, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wasil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wasil performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wasil shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wasil in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wasil 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 91 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.

Wasil at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

91

Since 1913

16 years of records

Peak year

1918

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1913

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1928

Wasil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1913

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1918)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 192819271925192419231922192119201918191619151913 6

Wasil by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
62 births that decade — 68% of Wasil's all-time total
1910s291920s62

Wasil by state

Where Wasil concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wasil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
46 50.5%
Pennsylvania share of Wasil's total US births 50.5%

46 of 91 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wasil?
91 babies have been named Wasil since 1913. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1918 with 11 births.
When was Wasil most popular?
Wasil was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Wasil most popular?
The top states for the name Wasil are Pennsylvania (46 births).
How long has the name Wasil been used?
Wasil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 16 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Wasil?
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, 1913–1928 (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.