Wonnie
Wonnie is an unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 and Kentucky Route 1081 northwest of the city of Salyersville, the county seat of Magoffin County. Its elevation is 814 feet (248 m).
Meaning & Origin of Wonnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wonnie is an unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 and Kentucky Route 1081 northwest of the city of Salyersville, the county seat of Magoffin County. Its elevation is 814 feet (248 m).
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The Story of Wonnie
As a girl name
Wonnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1921, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1941, when 8 Wonnies were born — ranking #3,252 that year. As of 2026, Wonnie ranks #5,753 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 43 Wonnies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Wonnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1934, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 6 Wonnies were born — ranking #3,277 that year. As of 2026, Wonnie ranks #3,714 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Wonnies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Wonnie
Wonnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Wonnie's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #3,252. Use the chart and map above to compare Wonnie'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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