Recorded 1987–1996 Girls' name Peak 1996 21 births

Wynesha — girls' name

21 babies named Wynesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s11
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Wynesha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wynesha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wynesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Wynesha between 1987 and 1996, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wynesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wynesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wynesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wynesha 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 21 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.

Wynesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

21

Since 1987

10 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1987

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1996

Wynesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1987

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 1996199119891987 5

Wynesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 52% of Wynesha's all-time total
1980s101990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wynesha?
21 babies have been named Wynesha since 1987. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Wynesha most popular?
Wynesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Wynesha been used?
Wynesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 10 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Wynesha?
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, 1987–1996 (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.