Girls' name · since 1918

Wahnita

5 babies named Wahnita 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.

#71,812 of 72,339
all-time among girls
5
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade

5 girls have been named Wahnita since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Wahnita recorded 5 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1918.

  • #71,812 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 5 born since 1918
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wahnita ranks #71,812 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.

#71,812 of 72,339
all-time among girls
5
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Wahnita's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Wahnita popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1918
Peak year (1918)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 1918 5

Wahnita by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Wahnita's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Wahnita births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wahnita?
Since 1918, Social Security records show 5 babies named Wahnita. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #71,812 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1918. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 5 births.
Where does Wahnita sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wahnita ranks #71,812 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wahnita most popular?
Wahnita was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Wahnita been used?
Wahnita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 1 year of data through 1918.
What names are similar to Wahnita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wahneta, Wahneeta, Waheedah, Wahnetta. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Wahnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–1918 (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 Wahnita 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.