Wing
A wing is a structure which produces both lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-drag ratio, which compares the benefit of lift with the air resistance of a given wing shape, as it flies. Aerodynamics includes the study of wing performance in air.
Meaning & Origin of Wing
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A wing is a structure which produces both lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-drag ratio, which compares the benefit of lift with the air resistance of a given wing shape, as it flies. Aerodynamics includes the study of wing performance in air.
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The Story of Wing
As a girl name
Wing first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1984: 7 births, good for #8,152 nationwide. About 45% of every Wing on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Wing last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Wing as a boy name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Wing — #3,925 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Wing on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Wing last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 166 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Wing
Wing is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 166 births in the dataset. Wing's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #3,925. Use the chart and map above to compare Wing's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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