How Many People Are Named Wanna?
An estimated 135 people in the United States have the first name Wanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Wanna peaked in popularity in 1923 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wanna 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 Wanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Wanna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
135
About 1 in 2,538,921 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1923
22 births
Total Registered
550
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wanna
Wanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 550 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wanna as a female name
Ranked #6,784 in 1967
6 female births in 1967
Peak: 1923 (22 births)
Wanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wanna span from the 1900s to the 1960s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 168 babies were registered. Wanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wanna by Decade
How has Wanna 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.
Wanna by State
Birth registrations for Wanna span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky. The lowest are in Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma. On average, about 7 Wannas were registered per state.
Wanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wanna
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wanna?
We estimate approximately 135 people named Wanna 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 2,538,921 Americans share this first name.
Is Wanna a common name?
Wanna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 550 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wanna most popular?
Wanna reached peak popularity in 1923, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wanna is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wanna a female name?
Wanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wanna Smith, Wanna Johnson, Wanna 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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