Girls' name · since 1913
Waunetta
Waunetta has 166 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waunetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 166 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Waunetta recorded 166 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1941.
- #21,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waunetta ranks #21,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waunetta's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Waunetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Waunetta splits its recorded history at 1924: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Waunetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1941
- Peak year (1918)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Waunetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Waunetta's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Waunetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Waunetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Waunetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1913–1941 (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 Waunetta 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.