Boys' name · since 1925
Wavely
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Wavely, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
31 boys have been named Wavely since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Wavely has 31 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1949.
- #25,732 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 31 born since 1925
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wavely ranks #25,732 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1925, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wavely's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wavely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wavely's full recorded timeline at 1930, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wavely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1949
- Peak year (1949)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Wavely by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Wavely's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Wavely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Wavely's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wavely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1925–1949 (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 Wavely 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.