Recorded 1943–1981 Girls' name Peak 1970 90 births

Wileen — girls' name

90 babies named Wileen in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Wileen was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

17 babies were named Wileen in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wileen

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Wileen between 1943 and 1981, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wileen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wileen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Wileen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wileen 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 90 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.

Wileen at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

90

Since 1943

39 years of records

Peak year

1970

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1943

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1981

Wileen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1943

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1970)
17
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Wileen by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 51% of Wileen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wileen?
90 babies have been named Wileen since 1943. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1970 with 17 births.
When was Wileen most popular?
Wileen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Wileen been used?
Wileen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 39 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Wileen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1943–1981 (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.