Is Wenonah a boy or girl name?

Wenonah is a girl’s name. Of the 506 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Wenonah

Recorded 1903–2017 · United States

Wenonah was most popular in 1916, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,655 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 506 people named Wenonah.

Wenonah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wenonah’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wenonah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wenonah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 506 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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