Recorded 1943–1975 Girls' name Peak 1954 46 births

Wynnette — girls' name

46 babies named Wynnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s151960s81970s12
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Wynnette was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Wynnette in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wynnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Wynnette between 1943 and 1975, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wynnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wynnette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wynnette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wynnette 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 46 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.

Wynnette at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

46

Since 1943

33 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1943

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1975

Wynnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1943

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
456789 1975197119621955195419471943 6

Wynnette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 33% of Wynnette's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wynnette?
46 babies have been named Wynnette since 1943. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
When was Wynnette most popular?
Wynnette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Wynnette been used?
Wynnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 33 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Wynnette?
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, 1943–1975 (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.