Recorded 1921–1954 Unisex name Peak 1941 43 births

Wonnie — unisex name

43 babies named Wonnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s61940s201950s5
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Wonnie was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

8 babies were named Wonnie in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wonnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Wonnie between 1921 and 1954, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wonnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Wonnie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1934.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wonnie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wonnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wonnie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wonnie 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 43 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.

Wonnie at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

43

Since 1921

34 years of records

Peak year

1941

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1921

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1954

Wonnie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1921

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1941)
8
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
456789 1954194619451941193319231921 7

Wonnie popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1934 (Wonnie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19511934 6

Wonnie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
20 births that decade — 47% of Wonnie's all-time total
1920s121930s61940s201950s5

Wonnie by state

Where Wonnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wonnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 11.6%
Georgia share of Wonnie's total US births 11.6%

5 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wonnie?
43 babies have been named Wonnie since 1921. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1941 with 8 births.
When was Wonnie most popular?
Wonnie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
Where is Wonnie most popular?
The top states for the name Wonnie are Georgia (5 births).
Is Wonnie a unisex name?
Yes, Wonnie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 43 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Wonnie been used?
Wonnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 34 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Wonnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wonda, Wonder, Wondra. 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, 1921–1954 (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.