Recorded 1946–1950 Girls' name Peak 1946 10 births

Wilnette — girls' name

10 babies named Wilnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Wilnette was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

5 babies were named Wilnette in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Wilnette between 1946 and 1950, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilnette performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wilnette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilnette 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 10 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.

Wilnette at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

10

Since 1946

5 years of records

Peak year

1946

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1946

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1950

Wilnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1946

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1946)
5
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
5 19501946 5

Wilnette by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 50% of Wilnette's all-time total
1940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilnette?
10 babies have been named Wilnette since 1946. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1946 with 5 births.
When was Wilnette most popular?
Wilnette was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Wilnette been used?
Wilnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 5 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Wilnette?
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, 1946–1950 (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.