Recorded 1919–1985 Girls' name Peak 1974 350 births

Wynetta — girls' name

350 babies named Wynetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s221930s161940s311950s651960s881970s1021980s21
1970s
Peak decade

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

1974
Single peak year

16 babies were named Wynetta in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wynetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 350 babies named Wynetta between 1919 and 1985, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wynetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wynetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Wynetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wynetta 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 350 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.

Wynetta at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

350

Since 1919

67 years of records

Peak year

1974

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1919

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1985

Wynetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1919

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1974)
16
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
05101520 19851976197019631956194919351919 5

Wynetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
102 births that decade — 29% of Wynetta's all-time total
1910s51920s221930s161940s311950s651960s881970s1021980s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wynetta?
350 babies have been named Wynetta since 1919. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1974 with 16 births.
When was Wynetta most popular?
Wynetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Wynetta been used?
Wynetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 67 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Wynetta?
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, 1919–1985 (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.