US rank #6558 Boys' name Peak 2014 295 births

Wisam — #6558 US boys' name

295 babies named Wisam in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s191990s602000s542010s902020s57
#6558
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Wisam was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

16 babies were named Wisam in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wisam

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Wisam between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wisam currently holds the #6558 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wisam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wisam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wisam 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 295 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.

Wisam at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

295

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2014

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,558

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wisam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 202420192014200720021996199119761975 5

Wisam by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 31% of Wisam's all-time total
1970s151980s191990s602000s542010s902020s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wisam?
295 babies have been named Wisam since 1975. It currently ranks #6558 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Wisam most popular?
Wisam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Wisam been used?
Wisam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wisam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wisdom, Wissam, Wise, Wister, and 3 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, 1975–2024 (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.