US rank #11697 Girls' name Peak 2021 245 births

Wania — #11697 US girls' name

245 babies named Wania in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s552010s1112020s79
#11697
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Wania was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

23 babies were named Wania in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wania

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Wania between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wania currently holds the #11697 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wania performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wania shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wania in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wania 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 245 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.

Wania at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

245

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2021

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,697

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
23
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
510152025 2024202120182015201120082004 6

Wania by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
111 births that decade — 45% of Wania's all-time total
2000s552010s1112020s79

Wania by state

Where Wania concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wania
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
29 11.8%
New York share of Wania's total US births 11.8%

29 of 245 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wania?
245 babies have been named Wania since 2004. It currently ranks #11697 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 23 births.
When was Wania most popular?
Wania was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Wania most popular?
The top states for the name Wania are New York (29 births).
How long has the name Wania been used?
Wania has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wania?
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.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.