Recorded 1923–1954 Girls' name Peak 1934 68 births

Weda — girls' name

68 babies named Weda in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s421940s101950s5
1930s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Weda was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

11 babies were named Weda in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Weda

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Weda between 1923 and 1954, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Weda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Weda performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Weda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Weda 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 68 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.

Weda at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

68

Since 1923

32 years of records

Peak year

1934

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1923

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1954

Weda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1923

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1934)
11
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Weda by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
42 births that decade — 62% of Weda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Weda?
68 babies have been named Weda since 1923. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1934 with 11 births.
When was Weda most popular?
Weda was most popular in the 1930s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Weda been used?
Weda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 32 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Weda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wednesday, Wedad, Wedu. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1923–1954 (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.