Girls' name · since 1978
Waukesha
Waukesha has 25 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
Waukesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Waukesha recorded 25 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1983.
- #43,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1978
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waukesha ranks #43,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
Waukesha's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Waukesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Waukesha's full recorded timeline at 1981, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Waukesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1983
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Waukesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Waukesha's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Waukesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Waukesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1980s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Waukesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~5 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Waukesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.