Girls' name · since 1938
Wylean
Wylean has 10 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #56,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1938
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wylean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1938.
Wylean has 10 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1953.
- #56,870 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1938
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylean ranks #56,870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1938, peaking in the 1930s.
- #56,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1938
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wylean's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Wylean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wylean splits its recorded history at 1953: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births).
Wylean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1953
- Peak year (1938)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Wylean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Wylean's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Wylean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Wylean by state
Where Wylean concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 50.0% |
5 of 10 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wylean's data
- Wylean's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Wyleans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wylean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1938–1953 (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 Wylean 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.