Boys' name · since 1889
Werner
3,433 babies named Werner in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,314 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,433
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,433 babies have been named Werner since 1889, making it today's #7702 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Werner has been recorded 3,433 times among boys since 1889, currently ranked #7702 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #2,314 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,702 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,433 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Werner ranks #2,314 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,702 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,433 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,314 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,433
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Werner's 3,433 recorded births place it above 94.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Werner compares
3,433 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Werner's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Werner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,433 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 34 | 22,252 |
Werner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Werner's full recorded timeline at 1959, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 93 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Werner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1930)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Werner by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (696 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Werner's strongest decade.
696 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Werner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 21
1890s
21 births
- 1900s 69
1900s
69 births
- 1910s
1910s
491 births
- 1920s
1920s
696 births
- 1930s
1930s
619 births
- 1940s
1940s
314 births
- 1950s
1950s
333 births
- 1960s
1960s
358 births
- 1970s 115
1970s
115 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 696 births (20% of all-time use).
How Werner compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Werner's total volume
Werner by state
Where Werner concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 404 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 185 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 169 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 162 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 113 | 3.3% |
| #6 | California | | 102 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 95 | 2.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 91 | 2.7% |
404 of 3,433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Werner appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Werner's data
- Werner's decade-level peak was the 1920s (696 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Werners (404 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Werner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Werner 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.