Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1920
Weta
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.
- 17
- total births
- 1920–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
17 girls have been named Weta since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Weta has 17 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1927.
- 17 total births
- 1920–1927 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Weta since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.
- 17
- total births
- 1920–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Weta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Weta splits its recorded history at 1926: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
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 · 1920–1927
- 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
1920s was Weta's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Weta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Weta? ▼
Since 1920, Social Security records show 17 babies named Weta. The most recent recorded year was 1927. Its busiest year on record 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 July 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, 1920–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Weta: Baby Name Since 1920 - 17 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/weta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Weta 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 July 2026.