unisex name

Wing

  • Origin Seediq
  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 526

Ireland

#537

1975 births

Wing is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 55% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1996 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Wing is a name of Seediq origin.
  • Peaked in 1984, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1881.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Wing over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1996, not a full ten years.

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Births named Wing by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1890s 15
1900s 6
1910s 6
1920s 37
1950s 19
1960s 15
1970s 10
1980s 60
1990s (to 1996) 15

How popular is Wing?

In 1996, Wing was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Wing is used

Ireland #537 3 in 1975
Scotland #597 4 in 1998
Canada #3,479 5 in 2009
England & Wales #5,945 3 in 2024
United States #14,355 5 in 1996

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Wing

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Wing also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wing over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Wing

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wing — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Wing

How popular is the name Wing?

In 1996, Wing was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Wing a girl's or a boy's name?

Wing is used for both girls and boys. About 55% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Wing?

Wing has 1 syllable.

When was Wing most popular?

Wing peaked in 1984, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.