Total births
21
Boys' name · since 1898
Wince
21 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.
- 21
- total births
- 1898–1949
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Wince is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1898.
Wince has 21 recorded births among boys since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1949.
- 21 total births
- 1898–1949 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 boys have been named Wince since 1898, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1949.
- 21
- total births
- 1898–1949
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
48% 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.
Wince's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wince's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1914 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wince at a glance
Last recorded 1949Peak year
1914
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1898
Wince popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1949
- Peak year (1914)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Wince by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Wince's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Wince births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wince? ▼
Wince has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1898, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1949. 6 babies were born in 1914, its single highest year.
When was Wince most popular? ▼
Wince was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Wince been used? ▼
Records for Wince go back to 1898, giving 52 years of history through 1949.
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.
Keep exploring Wince
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1898–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wince: Baby Name Since 1898 - 21 Births, Peak 1914." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wince. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wince 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 June 2026.