Feminine dossier · first seen 1895

Waneta

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1923

Peak era

1923

Peak births

101

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1895Peak 19232025

Quick answers about Waneta

An estimated 574 living Americans are named Waneta.

Waneta fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Waneta is approximately 74 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 87 years old.

Not especially. Waneta has been declining since its 1923 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1923

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,466

Waneta last appeared in SSA records in 2022. Across its recorded history, about 2,466 American girls received the name.

Waneta peaked in 1923, when 101 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,466 Americans named Waneta since 1895.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1923

Living profile

574

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age74

Core range61–87

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.