How Many People Are Named Wanita?
An estimated 1,083 people in the United States have the first name Wanita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Wanita peaked in popularity in 1924 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wanita 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 Wanita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,083
About 1 in 316,486 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1924
71 births
Total Registered
2,533
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wanita
Wanita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,533 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wanita as a female name
Ranked #17,489 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (71 births)
Wanita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wanita span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 506 babies were registered. Wanita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wanita by Decade
How has Wanita 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.
Wanita by State
Birth registrations for Wanita span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri. The lowest are in New York, Kentucky, Kansas. On average, about 36 Wanitas were registered per state.
Wanita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wanita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wanita
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Wanita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wanita?
We estimate approximately 1,083 people named Wanita 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 316,486 Americans share this first name.
Is Wanita a common name?
Wanita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,533 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wanita most popular?
Wanita reached peak popularity in 1924, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wanita is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wanita a female name?
Wanita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wanita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wanita Smith, Wanita Johnson, Wanita 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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