Recorded 1918–1967 Girls' name Peak 1918 68 births

Wilena — girls' name

68 babies named Wilena in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s321930s61940s171960s5
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Wilena was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Wilena in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilena

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Wilena between 1918 and 1967, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Wilena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilena 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 68 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.

Wilena at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

68

Since 1918

50 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1918

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1967

Wilena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1918

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
456789 19671949194819431938192919281926192419221918 8

Wilena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 47% of Wilena's all-time total
1910s81920s321930s61940s171960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilena?
68 babies have been named Wilena since 1918. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Wilena most popular?
Wilena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Wilena been used?
Wilena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 50 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Wilena?
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, 1918–1967 (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.