Girls' name · since 1925
Wilene
Wilene has 161 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1925
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wilene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 161 recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilene has been recorded 161 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1956.
- #22,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1925
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilene ranks #22,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1925, peaking in the 1930s.
- #22,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1925
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wilene's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wilene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wilene splits its recorded history at 1939: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wilene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1956
- Peak year (1938)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Wilene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (63 births, 39% of the file).
1930s was Wilene's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Wilene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 63 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Wilene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 1950s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wilene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1925–1956 (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 Wilene 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.