Total births
126
Girls' name · since 1926
Wynonia
126 babies named Wynonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 126
- total births
- 1926–1962
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Wynonia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 126 recorded since 1926.
Wynonia has 126 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1962.
- 126 total births
- 1926–1962 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
126 girls have been named Wynonia since 1926, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1962.
- 126
- total births
- 1926–1962
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Wynonia was born in this single decade.
1937
Single peak year
9 babies were named Wynonia in 1937 - its busiest year on record.
Wynonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wynonia's full recorded timeline at 1943, 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 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wynonia at a glance
Last recorded 1962Peak year
1937
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1926
Wynonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1962
- Peak year (1937)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Wynonia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Wynonia's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Wynonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 40 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wynonia? ▼
126 babies have been named Wynonia since 1926. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1937 with 9 births.
When was Wynonia most popular? ▼
Wynonia was most popular in the 1930s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Wynonia been used? ▼
Wynonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 37 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Wynonia? ▼
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 Wynonia's data
- Wynonia's decade-level peak was the 1930s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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.
Keep exploring Wynonia
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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, 1926–1962 (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. "Wynonia: Baby Name Since 1926 - 126 Births, Peak 1937." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wynonia. 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 Wynonia 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.