Girls' name · since 1903
Wenonah
Since 1903, U.S. Social Security records show 506 babies named Wenonah, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1903
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wenonah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 506 recorded since 1903.
Wenonah has 506 recorded births among girls since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2017.
- #11,781 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 506 born since 1903
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wenonah ranks #11,781 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 506 born since 1903, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1903
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wenonah's 506 recorded births place it above 83.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Wenonah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wenonah splits its recorded history at 1939: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wenonah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2017
- Peak year (1916)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Wenonah by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (136 births, 27% of the file).
1910s was Wenonah's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Wenonah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
136 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s 44
1930s
44 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 136 births (27% of all-time use).
How Wenonah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wenonah's total volume
Wenonah by state
Where Wenonah concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Wenonah's data
- Wenonah's decade-level peak was the 1910s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Wenonahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wenonah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1903–2017 (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 Wenonah 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.