Girls' name · since 1887
Wealthy
174 babies named Wealthy in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
174 girls have been named Wealthy since 1887, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Wealthy recorded 174 times among girls since 1887, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1941.
- #21,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wealthy ranks #21,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,296 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wealthy's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wealthy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wealthy splits its recorded history at 1920: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wealthy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1941
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Wealthy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (45 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Wealthy's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Wealthy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
45 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 45 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Wealthy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wealthy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1887–1941 (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 Wealthy 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.