Girls' name · since 1913
Wynelle
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 548 babies named Wynelle, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 548
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wynelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 548 have been recorded since 1913.
Wynelle has 548 recorded births among girls since 1913, 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 1913 to 1964.
- #11,206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 548 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wynelle ranks #11,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 548 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 548
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wynelle's 548 recorded births place it above 84.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Wynelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wynelle's full recorded timeline at 1933, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wynelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1964
- Peak year (1926)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Wynelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (192 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Wynelle's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Wynelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
83 births
- 1920s
1920s
192 births
- 1930s
1930s
160 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 192 births (35% of all-time use).
How Wynelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wynelle's total volume
Wynelle by state
Where Wynelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 186 | 33.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 29 | 5.3% |
186 of 548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Wynelle's data
- Wynelle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Wynelles (186 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wynelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1913–1964 (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 Wynelle 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.