Girls' name · since 1904
Waunita
865 babies named Waunita in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 865
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waunita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 865 recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Waunita recorded 865 times among girls since 1904, 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 1904 to 1971.
- #8,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 865 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waunita ranks #8,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 865 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 865
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waunita's 865 recorded births place it above 88.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kansas.
Waunita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Waunita's full recorded timeline at 1935, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Waunita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1971
- Peak year (1924)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Waunita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (281 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Waunita's strongest decade.
281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Waunita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s
1910s
168 births
- 1920s
1920s
281 births
- 1930s
1930s
183 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s 57
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 281 births (32% of all-time use).
How Waunita 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 Waunita's total volume
Waunita by state
Where Waunita concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 36 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
36 of 865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Waunita's data
- Waunita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (281 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Waunitas (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Waunita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1904–1971 (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 Waunita 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.