How Many People Are Named Wanya?
An estimated 491 people in the United States have the first name Wanya. It is predominantly male (96.6%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Wanya peaked in popularity in 1996 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wanya 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 Wanya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
491
About 1 in 698,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1996
100 births
Total Registered
501
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wanya
Wanya is predominantly male (96.6%), though 17 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Wanya as a male name
Ranked #14,104 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (95 births)
Wanya as a female name
Ranked #16,508 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1995 (7 births)
Wanya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wanya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 327 babies were registered. Wanya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wanya by Decade
How has Wanya 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.
Wanya by State
Birth registrations for Wanya span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, Louisiana, New York. On average, about 11 Wanyas were registered per state.
Wanya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wanya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wanya
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wanya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wanya?
We estimate approximately 491 people named Wanya 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 Wanya a common name?
Wanya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 501 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wanya most popular?
Wanya reached peak popularity in 1996, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wanya is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wanya a male name?
Wanya is predominantly male. 96.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wanya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wanya Smith, Wanya Johnson, Wanya 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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