Recorded 1919–1987 Boys' name Peak 1938 89 births

Wymon — boys' name

89 babies named Wymon in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s261930s201940s101950s161960s71980s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Wymon was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

10 babies were named Wymon in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wymon

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Wymon between 1919 and 1987, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wymon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wymon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Wymon 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 Wymon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wymon 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 89 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.

Wymon at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

89

Since 1919

69 years of records

Peak year

1938

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1919

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1987

Wymon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1919

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1938)
10
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
4681012 19871959195219421938192619221919 5

Wymon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 29% of Wymon's all-time total
1910s51920s261930s201940s101950s161960s71980s5

Wymon by state

Where Wymon concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wymon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 5.6%
Georgia share of Wymon's total US births 5.6%

5 of 89 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wymon?
89 babies have been named Wymon since 1919. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1938 with 10 births.
When was Wymon most popular?
Wymon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Where is Wymon most popular?
The top states for the name Wymon are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Wymon been used?
Wymon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 69 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Wymon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wyman, Wymer, Wymond. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1919–1987 (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.