Recorded 1960–1982 Girls' name Peak 1961 83 births

Wynee — girls' name

83 babies named Wynee in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s771980s6
1960s
Peak decade

93% of everyone ever named Wynee was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

16 babies were named Wynee in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wynee

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Wynee between 1960 and 1982, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wynee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wynee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wynee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wynee 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 83 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.

Wynee at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

83

Since 1960

23 years of records

Peak year

1961

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1960

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1982

Wynee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1960

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1961)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5101520 198219671966196519641963196219611960 6

Wynee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
77 births that decade — 93% of Wynee's all-time total
1960s771980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wynee?
83 babies have been named Wynee since 1960. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1961 with 16 births.
When was Wynee most popular?
Wynee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Wynee been used?
Wynee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 23 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Wynee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wynter, Wynona, Wynne, Wynn, 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, 1960–1982 (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.