Recorded 1947–1973 Girls' name Peak 1970 85 births

Wanette — girls' name

85 babies named Wanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s251960s251970s24
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Wanette was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

13 babies were named Wanette in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wanette

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Wanette between 1947 and 1973, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wanette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wanette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wanette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wanette 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 85 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.

Wanette at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

85

Since 1947

27 years of records

Peak year

1970

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1947

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1973

Wanette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1947

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1970)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 197319711970196919651964196019571955195419481947 5

Wanette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
25 births that decade — 29% of Wanette's all-time total
1940s111950s251960s251970s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wanette?
85 babies have been named Wanette since 1947. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1970 with 13 births.
When was Wanette most popular?
Wanette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Wanette been used?
Wanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 27 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Wanette?
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, 1947–1973 (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.