Recorded 1943–1989 Girls' name Peak 1947 183 births

Waynetta — girls' name

183 babies named Waynetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s301950s481960s481970s391980s18
1950s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Waynetta was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

9 babies were named Waynetta in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waynetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Waynetta between 1943 and 1989, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waynetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waynetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Waynetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waynetta 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 183 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.

Waynetta at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

183

Since 1943

47 years of records

Peak year

1947

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1943

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1989

Waynetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1943

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1947)
9
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Waynetta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
48 births that decade — 26% of Waynetta's all-time total
1940s301950s481960s481970s391980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waynetta?
183 babies have been named Waynetta since 1943. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1947 with 9 births.
When was Waynetta most popular?
Waynetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Waynetta been used?
Waynetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 47 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Waynetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wayne, Waynette, Waylynn, Waylon, 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, 1943–1989 (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.