Recorded 1986–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 12 births

Wanesha — girls' name

12 babies named Wanesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s7
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Wanesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wanesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wanesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Wanesha between 1986 and 1991, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wanesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wanesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wanesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wanesha 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.

Wanesha at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

12

Since 1986

6 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1986

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1991

Wanesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1986

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19911986 5

Wanesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 58% of Wanesha's all-time total
1980s51990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wanesha?
12 babies have been named Wanesha since 1986. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Wanesha most popular?
Wanesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Wanesha been used?
Wanesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 6 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Wanesha?
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, 1986–1991 (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.