Recorded 1925–1949 Boys' name Peak 1949 31 births

Wavely — boys' name

31 babies named Wavely in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s151930s101940s6
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Wavely was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wavely in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wavely

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Wavely between 1925 and 1949, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wavely currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wavely performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wavely shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wavely 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 31 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.

Wavely at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

31

Since 1925

25 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1925

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1949

Wavely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1925

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 194919371930192819261925 5

Wavely by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 48% of Wavely's all-time total
1920s151930s101940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wavely?
31 babies have been named Wavely since 1925. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Wavely most popular?
Wavely was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Wavely been used?
Wavely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 25 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Wavely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waverly, Wave, Wavie, Wavy, and 3 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, 1925–1949 (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.