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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Wenona

Wenona was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 1339th; the most babies were born in 1975 (52). More babies were named Wenona in the 1970s 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
197552 babies
Total since 1880
1,168babies recorded

Wenona 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——
2000——
1990——
1980#7,3979
1970#2,64528
1960#3,51014
1950#4,3088
1940#2,41813
1930#3,3369
1920#1,40533
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Wenona, counting every spelling?

Wenona has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Wenona?

About 700 people born in the US named Wenona are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 50 and 64. That makes Wenona mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

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.

Wenona by state

How common Wenona was among girls born in each state in 1973–1977, around its peak. In 47 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West 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: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNM0.15Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South 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, Wenona, girls, 1973–1977. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Wenona

How popular is the name Wenona?

Wenona was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 1339th; the most babies were born in 1975 (52). More babies were named Wenona in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Wenona a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Wenona most popular?

In 1973–1977, Wenona was most common in New Mexico (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and California.