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Girl name

Wanetta

100% girls · last recorded 1982

Wanetta has been given to about 1,114 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 541
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wanetta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1922 · 38
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,114

How popular is Wanetta?

Its best year was 1922, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 1284th. The typical living American called Wanetta is about 73 years old today.

Names that sound like Wanetta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Annetta0.85
  2. Jeanetta0.76
  3. Aleta0.73
  4. Anita0.68
  5. Danita0.68
  6. Juanita0.65
  7. Santa0.68
  8. Marietta0.65

Middle names for Wanetta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wanetta Rose0.85
  2. Wanetta Louise0.85
  3. Wanetta June0.84
  4. Wanetta Pearl0.84
  5. Wanetta Quinn0.84
  6. Wanetta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Wanetta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.78
  2. Lenorasister · 0.77
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.75
  4. Otisbrother · 0.74
  5. Louiebrother · 0.74
  6. Hughbrother · 0.74

Where Wanetta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wanetta Reyes0.80
    2. Wanetta Nguyen0.80
    3. Wanetta Moore0.80
    4. Wanetta Lee0.80
    5. Wanetta Hill0.80
    6. Wanetta Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Wanetta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.