Recorded 1940–1950 Boys' name Peak 1940 10 births

Waynard — boys' name

10 babies named Waynard in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Waynard was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

5 babies were named Waynard in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waynard

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Waynard between 1940 and 1950, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waynard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waynard performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Waynard shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waynard 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 10 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.

Waynard at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

10

Since 1940

11 years of records

Peak year

1940

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1940

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1950

Waynard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1940

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1940)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 19501940 5

Waynard by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 50% of Waynard's all-time total
1940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waynard?
10 babies have been named Waynard since 1940. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1940 with 5 births.
When was Waynard most popular?
Waynard was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Waynard been used?
Waynard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 11 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Waynard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wayne, Waylon, Waymon, Wayland, and 4 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, 1940–1950 (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.