How Many People Are Named Wakana?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Wakana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Wakana peaked in popularity in 1991 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wakana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wakana paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wakana is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1991
5 births
Total Registered
25
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wakana
Wakana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wakana as a female name
Ranked #19,440 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1991 (5 births)
Wakana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wakana span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 10 babies were registered. While Wakana is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wakana by Decade
How has Wakana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wakana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wakana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wakana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wakana?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Wakana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Wakana a common name?
Wakana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wakana most popular?
Wakana reached peak popularity in 1991, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wakana is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wakana a female name?
Wakana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wakana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wakana Smith, Wakana Johnson, Wakana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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