Total births
17
Recorded 1920–1927 Girls' name Peak 1920 17 births
Weta — girls' name
17 babies named Weta in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Weta was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
7 babies were named Weta in 1920 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Weta
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Weta between 1920 and 1927, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Weta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Weta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Weta 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 17 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.
Weta at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Weta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1920
- Peak year (1920)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
Weta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Weta's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Weta? ▼
17 babies have been named Weta since 1920. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Weta most popular? ▼
Weta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Weta been used? ▼
Weta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 8 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Weta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wetona. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1920–1927 (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.