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Wei Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Wei?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Wei in the United States in 2018.

Wei, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #3,912 in 1984.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1998 with 18 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Wei was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Wei, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1993-1997.

Sometimes the name Wei has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Wei popularity headed?

Wei's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

Wei's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Wei for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Wei is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Wei (Girl)Wei (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- 8 9,605
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 5 20,408 6 12,282
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- 14 5,790
2003 < 5 -- 14 5,539
2002 < 5 -- 9 7,609
2001 5 17,871 15 5,130
2000 < 5 -- 10 6,810
1999 6 14,350 12 5,640
1998 < 5 -- 18 4,007
1997 < 5 -- 17 4,051
1996 < 5 -- 13 4,865
1995 6 13,338 11 5,488
1994 5 15,682 12 5,098
1993 5 15,721 10 5,754
1992 6 13,286 < 5 --
1991 5 15,398 10 5,495
1990 < 5 -- 5 9,439
1989 < 5 -- 14 4,012
1988 < 5 -- 6 7,238
1987 9 7,976 7 6,063
1986 5 12,782 10 4,438
1985 8 8,299 5 7,550
1984 8 8,133 11 3,912
1983 6 10,251 < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- 8 4,941
1980 < 5 -- 7 5,503
1979 < 5 -- < 5 --
1978 < 5 -- 7 5,040
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- 7 4,914
1975 < 5 -- < 5 --
1974 < 5 -- 5 5,988
1973 < 5 -- 6 5,074
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1970 < 5 -- 6 4,712
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.