Wanya
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WAHN-yah
- Origin
- Modern
Wanya is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Wanya mean?
Modern: possibly from Vanya, a Russian pet form of Ivan
Best known from Wanya Morris, a singer with the R&B group Boyz II Men.
Is Wanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Wanya is a boys' name.
How popular is Wanya in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 95 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Wanya in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Wanya in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,046 |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,795 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 65 | #1,602 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 95 | #1,193 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,333 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
Names like Wanya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Jamir, Ahmad, Musa, Nasir, Semaj, Nazir, Mustafa, Zahir, Amir, Yahir, Taha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Wanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wanya, updated 20 October 2026.