Unisex name · since 1981
Wen
Wen has 87 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,343 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 87
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Wen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 87 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wen has been recorded 87 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2009.
- #18,343 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 87 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wen ranks #18,343 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,343 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 87
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Wen's 87 recorded births place it above 59.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Wen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wen splits its recorded history at 2001: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009
- Peak year (2001)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Wen popularity over time - girls
70 total births recorded since 1995 (Wen as girls' name)
Wen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (58 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Wen's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Wen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (67% of all-time use).
Wen by state
Where Wen concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 18.4% |
16 of 87 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wen's data
- New York records the most Wens (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1981–2009 (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 Wen 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.