Recorded 1911–1968 Girls' name Peak 1924 782 births

Wyona — girls' name

782 babies named Wyona in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1181920s2251930s2111940s1291950s631960s36
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Wyona was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

32 babies were named Wyona in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wyona

The Social Security Administration has registered 782 babies named Wyona between 1911 and 1968, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wyona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wyona performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 225 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wyona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wyona in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wyona 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 782 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.

Wyona at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

782

Since 1911

58 years of records

Peak year

1924

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1911

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1968

Wyona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1911

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1924)
32
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
010203040 196819561948194119341927192019131911 7

Wyona by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
225 births that decade — 29% of Wyona's all-time total
1910s1181920s2251930s2111940s1291950s631960s36

Wyona by state

Where Wyona concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wyona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 0.6%
Kentucky share of Wyona's total US births 0.6%

5 of 782 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wyona?
782 babies have been named Wyona since 1911. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1924 with 32 births.
When was Wyona most popular?
Wyona was most popular in the 1920s decade with 225 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Wyona most popular?
The top states for the name Wyona are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Wyona been used?
Wyona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 58 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Wyona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wyoma, Wyonia, Wyolene, Wyonna, 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, 1911–1968 (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.