Recorded 1977–2021 Girls' name Peak 1977 16 births

Wilona — girls' name

16 babies named Wilona in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s102020s6
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Wilona was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Wilona in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilona

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Wilona between 1977 and 2021, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilona performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wilona shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilona 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 16 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.

Wilona at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

16

Since 1977

45 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1977

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2021

Wilona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1977

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
567891011 20211977 10

Wilona by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 63% of Wilona's all-time total
1970s102020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilona?
16 babies have been named Wilona since 1977. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Wilona most popular?
Wilona was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Wilona been used?
Wilona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 45 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Wilona?
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, 1977–2021 (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.