Boys' name · since 1915
Wenceslaus
61 babies named Wenceslaus in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wenceslaus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 61 recorded since 1915.
Wenceslaus has 61 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1939.
- #20,829 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wenceslaus ranks #20,829 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wenceslaus's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Wenceslaus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wenceslaus's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wenceslaus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1939
- Peak year (1928)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Wenceslaus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (27 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Wenceslaus's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Wenceslaus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (44% of all-time use).
Wenceslaus by state
Where Wenceslaus concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 9.8% |
6 of 61 births nationwide.
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- Wenceslaus's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1930s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Wenceslauss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Wenceslaus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1915–1939 (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 Wenceslaus 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.