Girls' name · since 1918
Wannetta
Wannetta has 356 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 356
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wannetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 356 recorded since 1918.
Wannetta has 356 recorded births among girls since 1918, 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 1918 to 1981.
- #14,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 356 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wannetta ranks #14,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 356 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 356
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wannetta's 356 recorded births place it above 79.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Wannetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wannetta's full recorded timeline at 1956, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wannetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1981
- Peak year (1953)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Wannetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (204 births, 57% of the file).
1950s was Wannetta's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Wannetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s
1950s
204 births
- 1960s 66
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 204 births (57% of all-time use).
Wannetta by state
Where Wannetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 3.4% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
12 of 356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Wannetta's data
- Wannetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Wannettas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wannetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1918–1981 (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 Wannetta 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.