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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Waneta

Waneta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 726th with 101 babies. More babies were named Waneta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1923101 babies
Total since 1880
2,466babies recorded

Waneta popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#15,1935
1980#10,3666
1970——
1960#3,91612
1950#3,04513
1940#1,34632
1930#83973
1920#77887
1910#1,26514
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Waneta, counting every spelling?

Waneta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Waneta?

About 600 people born in the US named Waneta are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 61 and 85. That makes Waneta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Waneta by state

How common Waneta was among girls born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (8.4×), Kansas (6.5×), West Virginia (4.8×), Ohio (3.0×), Missouri (2.9×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesVT0.37New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIA0.09Indiana: 0.60 per 1,000 babiesIN0.60Ohio: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesOH0.21Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesMO0.21Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesWV0.35Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesKS0.47Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Waneta, girls, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Waneta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Waneta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Waneta

How popular is the name Waneta?

Waneta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 726th with 101 babies. More babies were named Waneta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Waneta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Waneta in the US.

Where was Waneta most popular?

In 1921–1925, Waneta was most common in Indiana (0.60 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Vermont.