Recorded 1900–1923 Boys' name Peak 1900 10 births

Wert — boys' name

10 babies named Wert in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1900. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51920s5
1900s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Wert was born in this single decade.

1900
Single peak year

5 babies were named Wert in 1900 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wert

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Wert between 1900 and 1923, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1900, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wert performed strongest in the 1900s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wert shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wert 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 10 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.

Wert at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

10

Since 1900

24 years of records

Peak year

1900

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1900s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1900

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1923

Wert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1900

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1900)
5
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
5 19231900 5

Wert by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1900s
Peak decade
1900s
5 births that decade — 50% of Wert's all-time total
1900s51920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wert?
10 babies have been named Wert since 1900. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1900 with 5 births.
When was Wert most popular?
Wert was most popular in the 1900s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1900.
How long has the name Wert been used?
Wert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 24 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Wert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Werner. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1900–1923 (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.