Girls' name · since 1947
Wanette
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 85 babies named Wanette, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
85 girls have been named Wanette since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Wanette has 85 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1973.
- #29,038 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 85 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wanette ranks #29,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #29,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 85
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wanette's 85 recorded births place it above 59.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wanette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wanette's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wanette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1973
- Peak year (1970)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Wanette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (25 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Wanette's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Wanette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 25 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wanette's data
- Wanette's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1970s (24) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wanette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1947–1973 (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 Wanette 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.