Girls' name · since 1915

Wynola

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Wynola, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

25
total births
1915–1940
years on record
1910s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade

Wynola is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1915.

Wynola has 25 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1940.

  • 25 total births
  • 1915–1940 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 52% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

25 girls have been named Wynola since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1940.

25
total births
1915–1940
years on record
1910s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

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

1915
Single peak year

8 babies were named Wynola in 1915 - its busiest year on record.

Wynola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Wynola's full recorded timeline at 1926, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Wynola at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

25

Since 1915

26 years of records

Peak year

1915

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1915

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1940

Wynola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1915)
8
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
456789 1915191919261940 7

Wynola by decade

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

1910s was Wynola's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Wynola births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wynola?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 25 babies named Wynola. The most recent recorded year was 1940. Its busiest year on record was 1915, with 8 births.
When was Wynola most popular?
Wynola was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Wynola been used?
The SSA has tracked Wynola since 1915 -- 26 years through the most recent 1940 data.
What names are similar to Wynola?
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.

What to do with Wynola's data

  • Wynola's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1940s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1915–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wynola: Baby Name Since 1915 - 25 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wynola. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Wynola 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 June 2026.