Recorded 1915–1965 Girls' name Peak 1927 195 births

Wana — girls' name

195 babies named Wana in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s921930s341940s161950s231960s19
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Wana was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

14 babies were named Wana in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wana

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Wana between 1915 and 1965, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wana performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wana 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 195 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.

Wana at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

195

Since 1915

51 years of records

Peak year

1927

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1915

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1965

Wana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1915

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1927)
14
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
46810121416 19651955194019321927192319171915 5

Wana by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
92 births that decade — 47% of Wana's all-time total
1910s111920s921930s341940s161950s231960s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wana?
195 babies have been named Wana since 1915. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1927 with 14 births.
When was Wana most popular?
Wana was most popular in the 1920s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Wana been used?
Wana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 51 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Wana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wanda, Wanita, Waneta, Wanetta, and 4 more. 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, 1915–1965 (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.