Given name
Waneta
“one who changes; a shapeshifter”
Waneta is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “one who changes; a shapeshifter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “one who changes; a shapeshifter.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Waneta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,466
- 0 boys · 2,466 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 101 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 101 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 830 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Waneta’s family of names
Waneta has a related form in Wanita. Waneta has a related form in Waunita. Waneta has a related form in Waneata.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Waneta
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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