Is Wanna a boy or girl name?

Wanna is a girl’s name. Of the 550 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Wanna

Recorded 1907–1967 · United States

Wanna was most popular in 1923, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,302 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 550 people named Wanna.

Wanna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wanna’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wanna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wanna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 550 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org