Girls' name · since 1910
Wanetta
1,114 babies named Wanetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,114
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wanetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,114 have been recorded since 1910.
Wanetta has 1,114 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1982.
- #6,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,114 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wanetta ranks #6,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,114 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,114
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wanetta's 1,114 recorded births place it above 90.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Wanetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wanetta's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wanetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1982
- Peak year (1922)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Wanetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (269 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Wanetta's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Wanetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
158 births
- 1920s
1920s
269 births
- 1930s
1930s
202 births
- 1940s
1940s
136 births
- 1950s
1950s
141 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 269 births (24% of all-time use).
How Wanetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wanetta's total volume
Wanetta by state
Where Wanetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 62 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 40 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
62 of 1,114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Wanetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Wanettas (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wanetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1910–1982 (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 Wanetta 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.