Recorded 1920–1937 Girls' name Peak 1931 77 births

Wylodean — girls' name

77 babies named Wylodean in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s391930s38
1920s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Wylodean was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

12 babies were named Wylodean in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wylodean

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Wylodean between 1920 and 1937, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wylodean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wylodean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wylodean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wylodean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wylodean 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 77 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.

Wylodean at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

77

Since 1920

18 years of records

Peak year

1931

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1920

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1937

Wylodean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1920

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1931)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 19371935193219311930192919281926192519241920 6

Wylodean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
39 births that decade — 51% of Wylodean's all-time total
1920s391930s38

Wylodean by state

Where Wylodean concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wylodean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 6.5%
Alabama share of Wylodean's total US births 6.5%

5 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wylodean?
77 babies have been named Wylodean since 1920. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1931 with 12 births.
When was Wylodean most popular?
Wylodean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Wylodean most popular?
The top states for the name Wylodean are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Wylodean been used?
Wylodean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 18 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Wylodean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wylene, Wylie, Wylma, Wyllow, and 4 more. 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, 1920–1937 (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.