Recorded 1918–1923 Girls' name Peak 1918 12 births

Wahneeta — girls' name

12 babies named Wahneeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s6
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Wahneeta was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wahneeta in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wahneeta

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Wahneeta between 1918 and 1923, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wahneeta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wahneeta performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wahneeta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wahneeta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wahneeta at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

12

Since 1918

6 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1918

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1923

Wahneeta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1918

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
6 19231918 6

Wahneeta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 50% of Wahneeta's all-time total
1910s61920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wahneeta?
12 babies have been named Wahneeta since 1918. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Wahneeta most popular?
Wahneeta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Wahneeta been used?
Wahneeta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 6 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Wahneeta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wahneta, Waheedah, Wahnetta, Wahnita. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.