Recorded 1917–1928 Girls' name Peak 1924 21 births

Waveline — girls' name

21 babies named Waveline in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s16
1920s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Waveline was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

6 babies were named Waveline in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waveline

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Waveline between 1917 and 1928, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waveline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waveline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Waveline shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Waveline in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waveline 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 21 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.

Waveline at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

21

Since 1917

12 years of records

Peak year

1924

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1917

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1928

Waveline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1917

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 1928192619241917 5

Waveline by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 76% of Waveline's all-time total
1910s51920s16

Waveline by state

Where Waveline concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Waveline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 23.8%
Ohio share of Waveline's total US births 23.8%

5 of 21 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waveline?
21 babies have been named Waveline since 1917. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1924 with 6 births.
When was Waveline most popular?
Waveline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Waveline most popular?
The top states for the name Waveline are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Waveline been used?
Waveline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 12 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Waveline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waverly, Wava, Wavie, Waverley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1917–1928 (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.