Girls' name · since 1918
Wilena
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 68 babies named Wilena, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Wilena since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilena has been recorded 68 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1918 to 1967.
- #31,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilena ranks #31,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wilena's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wilena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wilena splits its recorded history at 1929: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wilena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1967
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Wilena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Wilena's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Wilena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wilena's data
- Wilena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wilena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1918–1967 (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 Wilena 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.