Total births
99
Girls' name · since 1979
Wisteria
Wisteria has 99 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9758
- among girls today
- 99
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
99 babies have been named Wisteria since 1979, making it today's #9758 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Wisteria recorded 99 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #9758 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #9758 among girls today
- 99 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Wisteria is currently the #9758 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 99 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9758
- among girls today
- 99
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Wisteria vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9758
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Wisteria was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
19 babies were named Wisteria in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Wisteria compares
99 24th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wisteria's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wisteria | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 99 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 48 | 19,840 |
Wisteria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wisteria's full recorded timeline at 2021, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wisteria at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#9,758
Active since
1979
Wisteria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Wisteria by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Wisteria's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Wisteria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (72% of all-time use).
Wisteria by state
Where Wisteria concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 6.1% |
North Carolina share of Wisteria's total US births 6.1%
6 of 99 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wisteria? ▼
Wisteria has been given to 99 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9758 as of the latest data. 19 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Wisteria most popular? ▼
Wisteria was most popular in the 2020s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
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? ▼
Records for Wisteria go back to 1979, giving 47 years of history through 2025.
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.
What to do with Wisteria's data
- North Carolina records the most Wisterias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2025 (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. "Wisteria: #9758 Girls' Name - 99 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wisteria. 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 Wisteria 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 July 2026.