Recorded 1929–1942 Girls' name Peak 1929 15 births

Wuanita — girls' name

15 babies named Wuanita in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Wuanita was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

5 babies were named Wuanita in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wuanita

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Wuanita between 1929 and 1942, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wuanita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wuanita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wuanita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wuanita 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 15 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.

Wuanita at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

15

Since 1929

14 years of records

Peak year

1929

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1929

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1942

Wuanita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1929

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1929)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 194219381929 5

Wuanita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 33% of Wuanita's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wuanita?
15 babies have been named Wuanita since 1929. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1929 with 5 births.
When was Wuanita most popular?
Wuanita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Wuanita been used?
Wuanita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 14 years of data through 1942.

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, 1929–1942 (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.