Girls' name · since 1920
Wylodean
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.
- #30,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wylodean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 77 have been recorded since 1920.
Wylodean has 77 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1937.
- #30,110 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wylodean ranks #30,110 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,110 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wylodean's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Wylodean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wylodean's full recorded timeline at 1929, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wylodean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1937
- Peak year (1931)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Wylodean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (39 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Wylodean's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Wylodean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 39 births (51% of all-time use).
Wylodean by state
Where Wylodean concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 6.5% |
5 of 77 births nationwide.
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- Wylodean's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 1930s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Wylodeans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
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 Wylodean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1920–1937 (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 Wylodean 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.