Girls' name · since 1969
Wannette
14 babies named Wannette in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1969
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wannette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 14 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Wannette recorded 14 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1970.
- #50,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 14 born since 1969
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wannette ranks #50,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1969, peaking in the 1960s.
- #50,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1969
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wannette's 14 recorded births place it above 29.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wannette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wannette's full recorded timeline at 1970, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 7 recorded births.
Wannette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1970
- Peak year (1969)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Wannette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (7 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Wannette's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Wannette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 7 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Wannette's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1970s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wannette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1969–1970 (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 Wannette 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.