Girls' name · since 1919
Wynetta
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.
- #14,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wynetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 350 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wynetta has been recorded 350 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1985.
- #14,646 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 350 born since 1919
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wynetta ranks #14,646 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1919, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 350
- born since 1919
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wynetta's 350 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wynetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wynetta's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wynetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1985
- Peak year (1974)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Wynetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (102 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Wynetta's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Wynetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
65 births
- 1960s
1960s
88 births
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 102 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wynetta's data
- Wynetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wynetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1919–1985 (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 Wynetta 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.