Boys' name · since 2001
Wences
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Wences, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Wences is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 35 have been recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Wences recorded 35 times among boys since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2022.
- #24,823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wences ranks #24,823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Wences's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wences's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wences's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wences popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022
- Peak year (2001)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Wences by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 69% of the file).
2000s was Wences's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Wences births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (69% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wences's data
- Wences's decade-level peak was the 2000s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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 Wences: 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 (~21 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, 2001–2022 (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 Wences 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.