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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Wanita

Wanita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 902nd with 71 babies. More babies were named Wanita 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
192471 babies
Total since 1880
2,534babies recorded

Wanita popularity since 1880

0255075100 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#13,3868
2000#11,7548
1990——
1980#4,97315
1970#2,44731
1960#2,09431
1950#1,67832
1940#1,31233
1930#1,01853
1920#1,11846
1910#1,9278
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Wanita, counting every spelling?

Wanita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Wanita?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Wanita are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 50 and 76. That makes Wanita 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.

Wanita by state

How common Wanita was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (4.5×). In 42 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: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesIN0.20Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesKS0.09Arkansas: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: 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, Wanita, girls, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Wanita

How popular is the name Wanita?

Wanita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 902nd with 71 babies. More babies were named Wanita in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Wanita a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Wanita most popular?

In 1922–1926, Wanita was most common in Indiana (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Michigan.