Masculine dossier · first seen 1889

Werner

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Werner
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1930

Peak era

1930

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1889Peak 19302024

Peak year

1930

Decline from peak

89.2%

2024

All-time

3,423

Werner is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1930, when 93 boys were named Werner.

In 2024, only 10 boys were given the name.

Down 89.2% from its peak.

All told, about 3,423 Americans have been named Werner and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1889.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1930

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