How Many People Are Named Waneta?
An estimated 491 people in the United States have the first name Waneta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Waneta peaked in popularity in 1923 with 101 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Waneta 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 Waneta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Waneta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
491
About 1 in 698,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1923
101 births
Total Registered
2,466
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Waneta
Waneta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,466 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Waneta as a female name
Ranked #15,175 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1923 (101 births)
Waneta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Waneta span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 793 babies were registered. Waneta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Waneta by Decade
How has Waneta 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.
Waneta by State
Birth registrations for Waneta span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in Vermont, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. On average, about 88 Wanetas were registered per state.
Waneta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Waneta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Waneta
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Waneta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Waneta?
We estimate approximately 491 people named Waneta 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 698,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Waneta a common name?
Waneta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,466 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Waneta most popular?
Waneta reached peak popularity in 1923, when 101 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Waneta is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Waneta a female name?
Waneta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Waneta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Waneta Smith, Waneta Johnson, Waneta 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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