Girls' name · since 1896
Wilna
Wilna has 559 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wilna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 559 recorded since 1896.
Wilna has 559 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1959.
- #11,068 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 559 born since 1896
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilna ranks #11,068 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 559 born since 1896, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Wilna's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Wilna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wilna's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wilna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1959
- Peak year (1918)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Wilna by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (178 births, 32% of the file).
1910s was Wilna's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Wilna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 41
1900s
41 births
- 1910s
1910s
178 births
- 1920s
1920s
163 births
- 1930s
1930s
108 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 178 births (32% of all-time use).
How Wilna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wilna's total volume
Wilna by state
Where Wilna concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
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What to do with Wilna's data
- Wilna's decade-level peak was the 1910s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Wilnas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilna: 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 (~63 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, 1896–1959 (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 Wilna 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.