US rank #9398 Girls' name Peak 2018 139 births

Waniya — #9398 US girls' name

139 babies named Waniya in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s802020s52
#9398
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 47% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Waniya was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

15 babies were named Waniya in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Waniya between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waniya currently holds the #9398 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waniya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Waniya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Waniya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waniya 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 139 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.

Waniya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

139

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2018

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,398

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Waniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
15
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201420122009 7

Waniya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 58% of Waniya's all-time total
2000s72010s802020s52

Waniya by state

Where Waniya concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Waniya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 7.2%
New York share of Waniya's total US births 7.2%

10 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waniya?
139 babies have been named Waniya since 2009. It currently ranks #9398 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 15 births.
When was Waniya most popular?
Waniya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Waniya most popular?
The top states for the name Waniya are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Waniya been used?
Waniya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Waniya?
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, 2009–2024 (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.