Waver

Girl · recorded 1919–1955

  • 1955last recorded
  • 1927best year

Most popular in 1927.

Last recorded in 1955. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Waver.

We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.

Its story

Popularity since 1919

04819191928193719461955

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 10 recorded years as a table
Waver, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19196
19205
19214
19226
19268
19278
19284
19337
19484
19554

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Waver isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1955
7
Rank in 1955
#4,740
How rare
1 in 279,325 girls
Since 1919
69

Waver was last recorded in 1955. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1927, at 8 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Waver doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.