Recorded 1939–1949 Girls' name Peak 1943 23 births

Williene — girls' name

23 babies named Williene in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s18
1940s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Williene was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

8 babies were named Williene in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Williene

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Williene between 1939 and 1949, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Williene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Williene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Williene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Williene 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 23 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.

Williene at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

23

Since 1939

11 years of records

Peak year

1943

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1939

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1949

Williene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1939

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1943)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 1949194319411939 5

Williene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
18 births that decade — 78% of Williene's all-time total
1930s51940s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Williene?
23 babies have been named Williene since 1939. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1943 with 8 births.
When was Williene most popular?
Williene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Williene been used?
Williene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 11 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Williene?
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, 1939–1949 (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.