Recorded 1915–1976 Girls' name Peak 1972 102 births

Wanona — girls' name

102 babies named Wanona in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161930s141940s151950s101960s131970s29
1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Wanona was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Wanona in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wanona

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Wanona between 1915 and 1976, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wanona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wanona performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Wanona shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wanona 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 102 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.

Wanona at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

102

Since 1915

62 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1915

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1976

Wanona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1915

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Wanona by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
29 births that decade — 28% of Wanona's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s141940s151950s101960s131970s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wanona?
102 babies have been named Wanona since 1915. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Wanona most popular?
Wanona was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Wanona been used?
Wanona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 62 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Wanona?
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.

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, 1915–1976 (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.