Girls' name · since 1933
Waynette
589 babies named Waynette in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 589
- born since 1933
- 1970s
- peak decade
Waynette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 589 recorded since 1933.
Social Security Administration records show Waynette recorded 589 times among girls since 1933, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1989.
- #10,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 589 born since 1933
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waynette ranks #10,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 589 born since 1933, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 589
- born since 1933
- 1970s
- peak decade
Waynette's 589 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Waynette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Waynette's full recorded timeline at 1961, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Waynette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1989
- Peak year (1970)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Waynette by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (148 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Waynette's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Waynette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
121 births
- 1960s
1960s
146 births
- 1970s
1970s
148 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 148 births (25% of all-time use).
How Waynette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Waynette's total volume
Waynette by state
Where Waynette concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
6 of 589 births nationwide.
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What to do with Waynette's data
- Waynette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Waynettes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Waynette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1933–1989 (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 Waynette 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.