Wakinyan
Wakíŋyaŋ is a Lakota word for "thunder". It also may be a portmanteau which associates "wahka" ("sacred") and "kinyan" ("wings").
Meaning & Origin of Wakinyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wakíŋyaŋ is a Lakota word for "thunder". It also may be a portmanteau which associates "wahka" ("sacred") and "kinyan" ("wings").
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The Story of Wakinyan
Wakinyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2008, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 9 Wakinyans were born — ranking #8,250 that year. As of 2026, Wakinyan ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 44 Wakinyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Wakinyan
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About the name Wakinyan
Wakinyan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Wakinyan's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,250. Use the chart and map above to compare Wakinyan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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