Recorded 1979–1989 Boys' name Peak 1982 27 births

Wilner — boys' name

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.

1970s51980s22
1980s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Wilner was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wilner in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilner

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Wilner between 1979 and 1989, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilner currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilner performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wilner shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilner 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 27 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.

Wilner at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

27

Since 1979

11 years of records

Peak year

1982

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1979

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1989

Wilner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1979

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Wilner by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 81% of Wilner's all-time total
1970s51980s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilner?
27 babies have been named Wilner since 1979. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Wilner most popular?
Wilner was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Wilner been used?
Wilner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 11 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Wilner?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include William, Willie, Willard, Wilbur, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–1989 (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.