Wanda

#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1934 · 4,368 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
46 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
281,214
since 1880

Wanda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #47, 1934girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,91720—
2024#5,02126—
2023#5,75221—
2022#5,46523—
2021#4,01436—
2020#6,32518—
2019#8,13813—
2018#6,01020—
2017#4,81128—
2016#4,63230—
2015#5,28825—
2014#5,62523—
2013#4,64530—
2012#4,95728—
2011#5,54324—
2010#6,90418—
2009#3,67743—
2008#4,08938—
2007#4,80830—
2006#4,68530—
2005#3,17049—
2004#3,89836—
2003#2,39369—
2002#2,46764—
2001#2,63557—
2000#2,42663—
1999#1,97579—
1998#2,04872—
1997#2,28359—
1996#1,84079—
1995#1,62691—
1994#1,57497—
1993#1,279133—
1992#1,357122—
1991#1,056172—
1990#975191—
1989#972179—
1988#956175—
1987#802218#6,9515
1986#896182#6,7215
1985#737234—
1984#611293#6,3155
1983#568319#4,9077
1982#550335#6,3855
1981#465457—
1980#444481—
1979#384576—
1978#361588—
1977#322729#4,5827
1976#272855—
1975#2301,057—
1974#2081,206#4,1907
1973#1871,411#4,0547
1972#1661,775#3,6228
1971#1372,365#3,3709
1970#1322,718#3,5218
1969#1262,684#2,21715
1968#1152,963#1,65023
1967#1003,473#1,85318
1966#844,093#1,61323
1965#814,654#2,08415
1964#815,164#1,65523
1963#765,596#1,31835
1962#776,003#1,75721
1961#706,467#1,40632
1960#666,674#1,61925
1959#656,907#1,75921
1958#666,891#1,67722
1957#597,713#1,71522
1956#617,546#1,67622
1955#617,415#2,43511
1954#587,447#1,55924
1953#577,203#1,90017
1952#547,164#1,74919
1951#527,233#2,13513
1950#526,929#1,81517
1949#566,307#2,22512
1948#575,918#1,94315
1947#665,649#3,7335
1946#595,235#1,88415
1945#584,295#1,63317
1944#584,431#1,43822
1943#564,705#1,57720
1942#544,792#1,49622
1941#534,735#1,48521
1940#524,708#1,33425
1939#504,557#1,63617
1938#494,513#1,43922
1937#554,202#1,75616
1936#563,882#2,30110
1935#494,102#1,70817
1934#474,368#1,29327
1933#484,268#1,58619
1932#524,261#1,71618
1931#544,395#1,42724
1930#564,524#1,96415
1929#614,397#1,52323
1928#634,318#2,04815
1927#664,302#1,79619
1926#664,125#2,30213
1925#723,803#3,1558
1924#743,735#3,0239
1923#803,405#3,8226
1922#922,986#3,5327
1921#1012,738#2,9869
1920#1172,198—
1919#1281,824—
1918#1281,827#3,3687
1917#1401,545#3,5456
1916#1381,505—
1915#1541,233—
1914#164881—
1913#168687—
1912#181545—
1911#188380—
1910#211308—
1909#210272—
1908#227226—
1907#234200—
1906#247173—
1905#299125—
1904#299116—
1903#264134—
1902#308106—
1901#34181—
1900#34194—
1899#32585—
1898#300106—
1897#31883—
1896#37358—
1895#35362—
1894#39052—
1893#35159—
1892#44237—
1891#36247—
1890#41237—
1889#49925—
1888#53322—
1887#40329—
1886#65712—
1885#62912—
1884#64011—
1883#9205—
1882#59610—
1881#7406—
1880#51811—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Wanda was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Wanda is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedAKMaine: #201 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedNHWashington: #74 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 285 girlsWAIdaho: #34 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 133 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #131 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 562 girlsNDMinnesota: #145 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 850 girlsMNIllinois: #64 for girls · 250 births · 1 in 244 girlsILWisconsin: #133 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 722 girlsWIMichigan: #64 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 244 girlsMINew York: #132 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 682 girlsNYMassachusetts: #130 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 660 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedRIOregon: #66 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 228 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedNVWyoming: #36 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 142 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #146 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 682 girlsSDIowa: #74 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 300 girlsIAIndiana: #47 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 205 girlsINOhio: #52 for girls · 237 births · 1 in 240 girlsOHPennsylvania: #119 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 628 girlsPANew Jersey: #109 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 436 girlsNJConnecticut: #78 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 321 girlsCTCalifornia: #154 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 762 girlsCAUtah: #26 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 125 girlsUTColorado: #80 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 301 girlsCONebraska: #75 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 289 girlsNEMissouri: #58 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 252 girlsMOKentucky: #106 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 458 girlsKYWest Virginia: #44 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 192 girlsWVVirginia: #234 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsVAMaryland: #110 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 541 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 587 girlsAZNew Mexico: #121 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 429 girlsNMKansas: #61 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 262 girlsKSArkansas: #46 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 185 girlsARTennessee: #186 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 980 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #268 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,164 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #31 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 145 girlsOKLouisiana: #253 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsLAMississippi: #350 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,690 girlsMSAlabama: #289 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsALGeorgia: #533 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,306 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Wanda, so not publishedHITexas: #71 for girls · 184 births · 1 in 320 girlsTXFlorida: #164 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 755 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#26 · 1 in 125
  2. Oklahoma#31 · 1 in 145
  3. Idaho#34 · 1 in 133
  4. Wyoming#36 · 1 in 142
  5. West Virginia#44 · 1 in 192

Best ever in a state: #3 in Oklahoma, 1929.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#26411 in 125
Oklahoma#311811 in 145
Idaho#34341 in 133
Wyoming#36131 in 142
West Virginia#441061 in 192
Arkansas#461131 in 185
Indiana#471351 in 205
Ohio#522371 in 240
Missouri#581281 in 252
Kansas#61671 in 262
Illinois#642501 in 244
Michigan#641611 in 244
Oregon#66271 in 228
Texas#711841 in 320
Iowa#74761 in 300
Washington#74371 in 285
Nebraska#75451 in 289
Connecticut#78431 in 321
Colorado#80311 in 301
Kentucky#106691 in 458
New Jersey#109731 in 436
Maryland#110281 in 541
Pennsylvania#1191601 in 628
New Mexico#121101 in 429
Massachusetts#130561 in 660
North Dakota#131131 in 562
New York#1321481 in 682
Wisconsin#133361 in 722
Minnesota#145281 in 850
South Dakota#146101 in 682
California#154401 in 762
Arizona#16361 in 587
Florida#164151 in 755
Tennessee#186291 in 980
Maine#20161 in 1,127
Virginia#234161 in 1,857
Louisiana#253171 in 1,379
North Carolina#268181 in 2,164
Alabama#289141 in 2,194
Mississippi#35081 in 2,690
Georgia#53351 in 7,306
Alaska———
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Hawaii———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Wanda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 896 spots since 2024 (#5,021 → #5,917)
  • 408 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #5,917)
  • 629 spots since 2015 (#5,288 → #5,917)
  • Biggest jump: 280 spots in 1884 (#920 → #640)
  • Biggest drop: 324 spots in 1883 (#596 → #920)
Rise & fade · girls
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1934 at #47 (4,368 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 38 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1922–1967
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 236
  • Highest: 1 in 236 girls born in 1933 were named Wanda (0.42%)
  • Latest: 1 in 80,363 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #47 in 1934, was only 1 in 239 (0.42%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 25.8% of all girls named Wanda (72,448) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s143#403 (1887)#614
1890s626#300 (1898)#363
1900s1,527#210 (1909)#277
1910s10,735#128 (1918)#160
1920s36,007#61 (1929)#79
1930s43,072#47 (1934)#52
1940s50,775#52 (1940)#57
1950s72,448#52 (1951)#59
1960s47,771#66 (1960)#88
1970s13,280#132 (1970)#240
1980s2,873#444 (1980)#700
1990s1,095#975 (1990)#1,601
2000s479#2,393 (2003)#3,425
2010s239#4,632 (2016)#5,655
2020s144#4,014 (2021)#5,416

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Wanda in 1921

girls
#101
2,738 births · 1 in 450 girls
boys
#2,986
9 births · 1 in 122,383 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #101Wanda2,738

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #2,986Wanda9
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 450 of them was named Wanda, which outranked 98.3% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wanda
  1. #98Marguerite2,897
  2. #99Jennie2,889
  3. #100Eileen2,862
  4. #101Wanda2,738
  5. #102Gloria2,731
  6. #103Opal2,713
  7. #104Lena2,710
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 122,383 of them was named Wanda, which outranked 40.1% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wanda
  1. #2,804Zigmond10
  2. #2,804Zigmunt10
  3. #2,804Zygmund10
  4. #2,986Wanda9
  5. #2,986Abran9
  6. #2,986Achilles9
  7. #2,986Acy9
  8. #3,214Adalberto8
  9. #3,214Agostino8
  10. #3,214Alcee8

Tied with 227 names at #2,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1921 →