Boys' name · since 1979
Wilner
27 babies named Wilner in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Wilner is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Wilner recorded 27 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1989.
- #26,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilner ranks #26,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Wilner's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wilner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wilner's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wilner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1989
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Wilner by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).
1980s was Wilner's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Wilner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wilner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1979–1989 (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 Wilner 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.