Unisex name · since 1881
Wing
166 babies named Wing in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
Wing sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 166 recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Wing recorded 166 times among boys since 1881, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1990.
- #14,119 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 166 born since 1881
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wing ranks #14,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1881, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
Wing's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Wing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wing's full recorded timeline at 1951, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wing popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1990
- Peak year (1984)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Wing popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1977 (Wing as girls' name)
Wing by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Wing's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Wing births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
37 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (32% of all-time use).
Wing by state
Where Wing concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 7.2% |
12 of 166 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wing's data
- Wing's decade-level peak was the 1980s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Wings (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wing: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1881–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Wing 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 August 2026.