Recorded 1913–1929 Boys' name Peak 1923 46 births

Weir — boys' name

46 babies named Weir in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s23
1910s
Peak decade

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

1923
Single peak year

10 babies were named Weir in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Weir

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Weir between 1913 and 1929, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Weir currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Weir performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Weir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Weir 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 46 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.

Weir at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

46

Since 1913

17 years of records

Peak year

1923

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1913

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1929

Weir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1913

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1923)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 1929192319221917191619141913 6

Weir by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
23 births that decade — 50% of Weir's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Weir?
46 babies have been named Weir since 1913. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1923 with 10 births.
When was Weir most popular?
Weir was most popular in the 1910s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Weir been used?
Weir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 17 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Weir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wei, Weiland, Weikko. 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, 1913–1929 (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.