Wenona
Wenona is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Wenona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wenona is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Wenona
Wenona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1907, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 52 births, good for #1,780 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Wenonas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Wenonas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Wenona
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About the name Wenona
Wenona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Wenona's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #1,780. Use the chart and map above to compare Wenona'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.