Waneta
Wa-na-ta or Waneta was a chief of the Yanktonai, a tribe of the Dakota. Chief Wa-na-ta, also known as Wanata and Wanataan I, was born around 1795. The Yanktonai were located near the St. Peter River, which is today known as the Minnesota River, in present-day Minnesota. The Yanktonai were said to have a population between five and six thousand individuals with 1,300 warriors.
Meaning & Origin of Waneta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wa-na-ta or Waneta was a chief of the Yanktonai, a tribe of the Dakota. Chief Wa-na-ta, also known as Wanata and Wanataan I, was born around 1795. The Yanktonai were located near the St. Peter River, which is today known as the Minnesota River, in present-day Minnesota. The Yanktonai were said to have a population between five and six thousand individuals with 1,300 warriors.
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The Story of Waneta
Waneta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 101 Wanetas were born — ranking #724 that year. As of 2026, Waneta ranks #13,584 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Wanetas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Waneta
Waneta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Waneta's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #724. Use the chart and map above to compare Waneta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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