US rank #9729 Girls' name Peak 2023 80 births

Wisteria — #9729 US girls' name

80 babies named Wisteria in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s52010s182020s52
#9729
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Wisteria was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

18 babies were named Wisteria in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wisteria

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Wisteria between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wisteria currently holds the #9729 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wisteria performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wisteria shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wisteria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wisteria 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 80 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.

Wisteria at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

80

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2023

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#9,729

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wisteria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
18
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 202420232022202120202019201120021979 5

Wisteria by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
52 births that decade — 65% of Wisteria's all-time total
1970s52000s52010s182020s52

Wisteria by state

Where Wisteria concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wisteria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 7.5%
North Carolina share of Wisteria's total US births 7.5%

6 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wisteria?
80 babies have been named Wisteria since 1979. It currently ranks #9729 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 18 births.
When was Wisteria most popular?
Wisteria was most popular in the 2020s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Wisteria most popular?
The top states for the name Wisteria are North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Wisteria been used?
Wisteria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wisteria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wisdom, Wisper. 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, 1979–2024 (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.