Recorded 1990–1994 Girls' name Peak 1991 28 births

Waynisha — girls' name

28 babies named Waynisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s28
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Waynisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Waynisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waynisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Waynisha between 1990 and 1994, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waynisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waynisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Waynisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waynisha 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 28 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.

Waynisha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

28

Since 1990

5 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1990

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1994

Waynisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1990

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
5678910 1994199219911990 6

Waynisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 100% of Waynisha's all-time total
1990s28

Waynisha by state

Where Waynisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Waynisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 17.9%
California share of Waynisha's total US births 17.9%

5 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waynisha?
28 babies have been named Waynisha since 1990. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Waynisha most popular?
Waynisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Waynisha most popular?
The top states for the name Waynisha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Waynisha been used?
Waynisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 5 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Waynisha?
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, 1990–1994 (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.