Girls' name · since 1991
Wakana
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Wakana, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Wakana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Wakana recorded 25 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2011.
- #43,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wakana ranks #43,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #43,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Wakana's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wakana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wakana's full recorded timeline at 2000, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births.
Wakana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2011
- Peak year (1991)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Wakana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Wakana's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Wakana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Wakana's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- 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 Wakana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
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, 1991–2011 (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 Wakana 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.