Unisex name · since 1919
Waver
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Waver, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waver is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 69 have been recorded since 1919.
Waver has 69 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1919 to 1955.
- #31,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 69 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waver ranks #31,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 69
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waver's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Waver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Waver's full recorded timeline at 1927, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Waver popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1955
- Peak year (1927)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Waver popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1921 (Waver as boys' name)
Waver by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Waver's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Waver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (61% of all-time use).
Waver by state
Where Waver concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
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What to do with Waver's data
- Waver's decade-level peak was the 1920s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Wavers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Waver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1919–1955 (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 Waver 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.