Girls' name · since 1900
Wauneta
552 babies named Wauneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 552
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
552 girls have been named Wauneta since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Wauneta has 552 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1950.
- #11,144 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 552 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wauneta ranks #11,144 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 552 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 552
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wauneta's 552 recorded births place it above 84.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Nebraska.
Wauneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wauneta splits its recorded history at 1927: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wauneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1950
- Peak year (1922)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Wauneta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (234 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Wauneta's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Wauneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
145 births
- 1920s
1920s
234 births
- 1930s
1930s
127 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 234 births (42% of all-time use).
How Wauneta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wauneta's total volume
Wauneta by state
Where Wauneta concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nebraska | | 91 | 16.5% |
| #2 | Kansas | | 24 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
91 of 552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Wauneta's data
- Wauneta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Nebraska records the most Waunetas (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Nebraska names
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 Wauneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1900–1950 (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 Wauneta 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.