Wenford — boys' name
12 babies named Wenford in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
58% of everyone ever named Wenford was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Wenford in 1932 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Wenford
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Wenford between 1932 and 1942, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wenford currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Wenford performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wenford shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Wenford 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 12 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.
Wenford at a glance
Last recorded 1942Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Wenford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1932
- Peak year (1932)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1942.
12 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1932 with 7 births in a single year.
Wenford by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 7 births that decade — 58% of Wenford's all-time total
Wenford decade highlights
- Peak decade 7 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Wenford's strongest decade
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 58% of all-time use.
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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, 1932–1942 (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.