Recorded 1898–1946 Boys' name Peak 1914 16 births

Wince — boys' name

16 babies named Wince in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s61940s5
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Wince was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wince in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wince

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Wince between 1898 and 1946, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wince currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wince performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wince shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wince 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.

Wince at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

16

Since 1898

49 years of records

Peak year

1914

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1898

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1946

Wince popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1898

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1914)
6
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4.555.566.5 194619141898 5

Wince by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 38% of Wince's all-time total
1890s51910s61940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wince?
16 babies have been named Wince since 1898. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1914 with 6 births.
When was Wince most popular?
Wince was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Wince been used?
Wince has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 49 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Wince?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winston, Winfred, Winfield, Winford, 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, 1898–1946 (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.