Wonnie

Last seen for girls in 1954 at #5,753 · Last seen for boys in 1951 at #3,714
Given to girls 79.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
#3,252
1941 · 8 births
Debut · girls
1921
7 births
In top 100 · girls
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of 146 years
Total births · girls
43
since 1921

Wonnie over time

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#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #3,252, 1941peak #3,277, 1934girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1921

The first year at least five girls were named Wonnie! It came in at #4,023, and was given to 7 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1922–1932, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Wonnie is popular in 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
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Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #500 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,509 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Wonnie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#500 · 1 in 6,509

Best ever in a state: #500 in Georgia, 1941.

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See more about Wonnie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1954
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1921
  • Peaked 1941 at #3,252 (8 births)
  • Births halved by 1942, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 151,015
  • Highest: 1 in 151,015 girls born in 1941 were named Wonnie (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 388,383 girls born in 1954 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 46.5% of all girls named Wonnie (20) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1954
  • Mostly boys until 1953, mostly girls since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s12#4,023 (1921)#4,495
1930s6#3,753 (1933)#3,753
1940s20#3,252 (1941)#3,963
1950s5#5,753 (1954)#5,753

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Wonnie in 1941

girls
#3,252
8 births · 1 in 151,015 girls

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #3,252Wonnie8
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 151,015 of them was named Wonnie, which outranked 36.0% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wonnie
  1. #3,030Wyvonne9
  2. #3,030Yetta9
  3. #3,030Zenaida9
  4. #3,252Wonnie8
  5. #3,252Adina8
  6. #3,252Aldine8
  7. #3,252Alecia8
  8. #3,559Abelina7
  9. #3,559Adel7
  10. #3,559Adelyn7

Tied with 306 names at #3,252; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1941 →