Girls' name · since 1921
Wiletta
76 babies named Wiletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wiletta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 76 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wiletta has been recorded 76 times among girls since 1921, 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 1921 to 1945.
- #30,276 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wiletta ranks #30,276 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wiletta's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wiletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wiletta splits its recorded history at 1927: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wiletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1945
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Wiletta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (50 births, 66% of the file).
1920s was Wiletta's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Wiletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 50 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Wiletta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- 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 Wiletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1921–1945 (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 Wiletta 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.