Wetzel
#12,250 most common boys' name of all time · #31,439 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1916–1965
Rank among boys
#12,250
Rank overall
#31,439 of 105,966
First appeared
1916
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
181
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1928 #2,644
Best rank
#2,604 1936
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Wetzel first appears in 1916. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,140 |
| 1964 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,823 |
| 1963 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,314 |
| 1961 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,343 |
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,319 |
| 1955 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,378 |
| 1953 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,101 |
| 1952 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,269 |
| 1951 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,580 |
| 1950 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,235 |
| 1948 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,744 |
| 1945 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 1944 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,739 |
| 1942 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,883 |
| 1941 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,845 |
| 1939 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,807 |
| 1936 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,604 |
| 1935 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,922 |
| 1934 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,567 |
| 1933 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,985 |
| 1929 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,339 |
| 1928 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,644 |
| 1927 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,079 |
| 1926 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,055 |
| 1925 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,049 |
| 1924 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,784 |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,165 |
| 1920 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,696 |
| 1916 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,891 |