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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Wei

Used in both girl and boy records

Wei appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Wei by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDWei as a girl’s nameUS records 1983–2007
#24917girl rank1987peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDWei as a boy’s nameUS records 1920–2017
#9228boy rank1998peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Wei in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19879 uses#735319871983–200713 listed years
Boy199818 uses#369919841970–201729 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.