Girls' name · since 1914
Wynette
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 956 babies named Wynette, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 956
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
956 girls have been named Wynette since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wynette has been recorded 956 times among girls since 1914, 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 1914 to 1992.
- #7,758 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 956 born since 1914
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wynette ranks #7,758 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 956 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 956
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wynette's 956 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Wynette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wynette's full recorded timeline at 1954, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wynette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1992
- Peak year (1970)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Wynette by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (223 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Wynette's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Wynette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 65
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
91 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s
1950s
151 births
- 1960s
1960s
210 births
- 1970s
1970s
223 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 223 births (23% of all-time use).
How Wynette 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 Wynette's total volume
Wynette by state
Where Wynette concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
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What to do with Wynette's data
- Wynette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Wynettes (34 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wynette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1914–1992 (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 Wynette 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.