Girls' name · since 1973
Watasha
11 babies named Watasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #54,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
11 girls have been named Watasha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Watasha recorded 11 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1982.
- #54,397 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Watasha ranks #54,397 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #54,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Watasha's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Watasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Watasha's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Watasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1982
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Watasha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Watasha's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Watasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Watasha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Watasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1973–1982 (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 Watasha 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.