Girls' name · since 1921
Wavelene
16 babies named Wavelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #49,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wavelene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wavelene has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1935.
- #49,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wavelene ranks #49,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #49,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wavelene's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wavelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wavelene's full recorded timeline at 1932, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wavelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1935
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Wavelene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
1930s was Wavelene's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Wavelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wavelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1921–1935 (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 Wavelene 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.