Given name
Waunita
“one who changes; a shapeshifter”
Waunita is a variant of Waneta. One Native American interpretation is “one who changes; a shapeshifter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Waunita is a variant of Waneta. One Native American interpretation is “one who changes; a shapeshifter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Waunita is a variant of Waneta. An origin associated with Waneta is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Waunita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 865
- 0 boys · 865 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 35 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 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 286 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.
Waunita’s family of names
Waunita has a related form in Waneta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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