Wanisha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Wanisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Wanisha between 1982 and 2001, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wanisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wanisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wanisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wanisha 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 74 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.