Recorded 1916–1919 Boys' name Peak 1916 17 births

Wassil — boys' name

17 babies named Wassil 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.

1910s17
1910s
Peak decade

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

1916
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wassil in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wassil

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Wassil between 1916 and 1919, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wassil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wassil performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wassil in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wassil 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 17 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.

Wassil at a glance

Last recorded 1919

Total births

17

Since 1916

4 years of records

Peak year

1916

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1919

Active since

1916

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1919

Wassil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1916

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1916)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 191919181916 6

Wassil by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
17 births that decade — 100% of Wassil's all-time total
1910s17

Wassil by state

Where Wassil concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wassil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 29.4%
Pennsylvania share of Wassil's total US births 29.4%

5 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wassil?
17 babies have been named Wassil since 1916. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1916 with 6 births.
When was Wassil most popular?
Wassil was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Wassil most popular?
The top states for the name Wassil are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Wassil been used?
Wassil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 4 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Wassil?
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, 1916–1919 (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.