Wister

WIHS-ter /ˈwɪstɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Wister is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Wister is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1957. Wister was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1923 (10 births).

About the name Wister

PronunciationWIHS-ter /ˈwɪstɚ/
10peak births 1923
1914first in SSA data

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How popular is Wister?

Boys named Wister
191419201930194019501957
Boys named Wister per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1957 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1957) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Wister total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19575—#4,545
19516—#3,704
19415—#3,995
19365—#4,035
19315—#4,312
19286—#4,142
19278—#3,446
192310—#2,942
19225—#4,957
19205—#4,975
19185—#4,805
19176—#3,971
19159—#2,824
19145—#3,755
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