Unisex name · since 1951
Wonder
265 babies named Wonder in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wonder currently ranks #7973 among unisex names in America, with 265 babies recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wonder has been recorded 265 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #7973 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #17,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,973 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 265 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wonder ranks #17,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,973 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 265 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wonder's 265 recorded births place it above 76.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wonder compares
265 42nd percentile among 17,297 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
Wonder's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wonder | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 265 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Wonder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wonder splits its recorded history at 1969: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wonder popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Wonder popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 2019 (Wonder as boys' name)
Wonder by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (83 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Wonder's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Wonder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 83 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wonder's data
- Wonder's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Wonder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Wonder 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.