Girls' name · since 1915
Wahneta
117 babies named Wahneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wahneta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 117 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wahneta has been recorded 117 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1935.
- #25,467 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 117 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wahneta ranks #25,467 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 117
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wahneta's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wahneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wahneta's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wahneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1935
- Peak year (1918)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Wahneta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (63 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Wahneta's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Wahneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 63 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Wahneta's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 1930s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wahneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wahneta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.