How Many People Are Named Wanesha?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Wanesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Wanesha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wanesha 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 Wanesha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wanesha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1991
7 births
Total Registered
12
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wanesha
Wanesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wanesha as a female name
Ranked #11,482 in 1991
7 female births in 1991
Peak: 1991 (7 births)
Wanesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wanesha span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 7 babies were registered. Wanesha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wanesha by Decade
How has Wanesha 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.
Wanesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wanesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wanesha
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wanesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wanesha?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Wanesha 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Wanesha a common name?
Wanesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wanesha most popular?
Wanesha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wanesha is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wanesha a female name?
Wanesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wanesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wanesha Smith, Wanesha Johnson, Wanesha 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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