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
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 4,368 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 281,214since 1880
Wanda over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,917 | 20 | — | |
| 2024 | #5,021 | 26 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,465 | 23 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,014 | 36 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,325 | 18 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,811 | 28 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,632 | 30 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,288 | 25 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,645 | 30 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,543 | 24 | — | |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,677 | 43 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,089 | 38 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,808 | 30 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,685 | 30 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,170 | 49 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,898 | 36 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,393 | 69 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,467 | 64 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,635 | 57 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,426 | 63 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,975 | 79 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,048 | 72 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,283 | 59 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,840 | 79 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,626 | 91 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,574 | 97 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,279 | 133 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,357 | 122 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,056 | 172 | — | |
| 1990 | #975 | 191 | — | |
| 1989 | #972 | 179 | — | |
| 1988 | #956 | 175 | — | |
| 1987 | #802 | 218 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #896 | 182 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #737 | 234 | — | |
| 1984 | #611 | 293 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #568 | 319 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #550 | 335 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #465 | 457 | — | |
| 1980 | #444 | 481 | — | |
| 1979 | #384 | 576 | — | |
| 1978 | #361 | 588 | — | |
| 1977 | #322 | 729 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #272 | 855 | — | |
| 1975 | #230 | 1,057 | — | |
| 1974 | #208 | 1,206 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #187 | 1,411 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #166 | 1,775 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #137 | 2,365 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #132 | 2,718 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #126 | 2,684 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #115 | 2,963 | #1,650 | 23 |
| 1967 | #100 | 3,473 | #1,853 | 18 |
| 1966 | #84 | 4,093 | #1,613 | 23 |
| 1965 | #81 | 4,654 | #2,084 | 15 |
| 1964 | #81 | 5,164 | #1,655 | 23 |
| 1963 | #76 | 5,596 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1962 | #77 | 6,003 | #1,757 | 21 |
| 1961 | #70 | 6,467 | #1,406 | 32 |
| 1960 | #66 | 6,674 | #1,619 | 25 |
| 1959 | #65 | 6,907 | #1,759 | 21 |
| 1958 | #66 | 6,891 | #1,677 | 22 |
| 1957 | #59 | 7,713 | #1,715 | 22 |
| 1956 | #61 | 7,546 | #1,676 | 22 |
| 1955 | #61 | 7,415 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #58 | 7,447 | #1,559 | 24 |
| 1953 | #57 | 7,203 | #1,900 | 17 |
| 1952 | #54 | 7,164 | #1,749 | 19 |
| 1951 | #52 | 7,233 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #52 | 6,929 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1949 | #56 | 6,307 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #57 | 5,918 | #1,943 | 15 |
| 1947 | #66 | 5,649 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #59 | 5,235 | #1,884 | 15 |
| 1945 | #58 | 4,295 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #58 | 4,431 | #1,438 | 22 |
| 1943 | #56 | 4,705 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #54 | 4,792 | #1,496 | 22 |
| 1941 | #53 | 4,735 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #52 | 4,708 | #1,334 | 25 |
| 1939 | #50 | 4,557 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | #49 | 4,513 | #1,439 | 22 |
| 1937 | #55 | 4,202 | #1,756 | 16 |
| 1936 | #56 | 3,882 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #49 | 4,102 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #47 | 4,368 | #1,293 | 27 |
| 1933 | #48 | 4,268 | #1,586 | 19 |
| 1932 | #52 | 4,261 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #54 | 4,395 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1930 | #56 | 4,524 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #61 | 4,397 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1928 | #63 | 4,318 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #66 | 4,302 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #66 | 4,125 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #72 | 3,803 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #74 | 3,735 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #80 | 3,405 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #92 | 2,986 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #101 | 2,738 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #117 | 2,198 | — | |
| 1919 | #128 | 1,824 | — | |
| 1918 | #128 | 1,827 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #140 | 1,545 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #138 | 1,505 | — | |
| 1915 | #154 | 1,233 | — | |
| 1914 | #164 | 881 | — | |
| 1913 | #168 | 687 | — | |
| 1912 | #181 | 545 | — | |
| 1911 | #188 | 380 | — | |
| 1910 | #211 | 308 | — | |
| 1909 | #210 | 272 | — | |
| 1908 | #227 | 226 | — | |
| 1907 | #234 | 200 | — | |
| 1906 | #247 | 173 | — | |
| 1905 | #299 | 125 | — | |
| 1904 | #299 | 116 | — | |
| 1903 | #264 | 134 | — | |
| 1902 | #308 | 106 | — | |
| 1901 | #341 | 81 | — | |
| 1900 | #341 | 94 | — | |
| 1899 | #325 | 85 | — | |
| 1898 | #300 | 106 | — | |
| 1897 | #318 | 83 | — | |
| 1896 | #373 | 58 | — | |
| 1895 | #353 | 62 | — | |
| 1894 | #390 | 52 | — | |
| 1893 | #351 | 59 | — | |
| 1892 | #442 | 37 | — | |
| 1891 | #362 | 47 | — | |
| 1890 | #412 | 37 | — | |
| 1889 | #499 | 25 | — | |
| 1888 | #533 | 22 | — | |
| 1887 | #403 | 29 | — | |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 | — | |
| 1885 | #629 | 12 | — | |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | — | |
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 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#13 · 1 in 70
- Kentucky#14 · 1 in 72
- North Carolina#15 · 1 in 85
- Alabama#17 · 1 in 93
- Georgia#20 · 1 in 108
Best ever in a state: #3 in Oklahoma, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #13 | 524 | 1 in 70 |
| Kentucky | #14 | 468 | 1 in 72 |
| North Carolina | #15 | 565 | 1 in 85 |
| Alabama | #17 | 397 | 1 in 93 |
| Georgia | #20 | 386 | 1 in 108 |
| Virginia | #21 | 326 | 1 in 107 |
| South Carolina | #25 | 212 | 1 in 130 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 170 | 1 in 126 |
| West Virginia | #28 | 170 | 1 in 135 |
| Louisiana | #30 | 225 | 1 in 151 |
| Florida | #31 | 178 | 1 in 159 |
| Mississippi | #31 | 185 | 1 in 153 |
| District of Columbia | #39 | 70 | 1 in 169 |
| Oklahoma | #42 | 127 | 1 in 170 |
| Nevada | #44 | 8 | 1 in 136 |
| Missouri | #45 | 203 | 1 in 194 |
| Texas | #45 | 476 | 1 in 201 |
| Delaware | #48 | 17 | 1 in 177 |
| North Dakota | #52 | 33 | 1 in 206 |
| Maryland | #54 | 89 | 1 in 256 |
| Indiana | #64 | 151 | 1 in 277 |
| Kansas | #64 | 65 | 1 in 276 |
| Montana | #64 | 24 | 1 in 246 |
| Vermont | #66 | 14 | 1 in 248 |
| Hawaii | #69 | 21 | 1 in 254 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 25 | 1 in 289 |
| Maine | #70 | 35 | 1 in 255 |
| Iowa | #72 | 87 | 1 in 318 |
| Colorado | #76 | 45 | 1 in 323 |
| Ohio | #80 | 235 | 1 in 362 |
| New Mexico | #82 | 30 | 1 in 302 |
| Oregon | #87 | 41 | 1 in 368 |
| New Hampshire | #89 | 13 | 1 in 371 |
| Wyoming | #91 | 8 | 1 in 331 |
| Minnesota | #92 | 76 | 1 in 436 |
| Nebraska | #97 | 29 | 1 in 457 |
| Michigan | #101 | 156 | 1 in 469 |
| Illinois | #102 | 159 | 1 in 547 |
| Pennsylvania | #105 | 212 | 1 in 482 |
| Arizona | #108 | 22 | 1 in 410 |
| Idaho | #108 | 14 | 1 in 434 |
| California | #113 | 250 | 1 in 454 |
| Washington | #115 | 53 | 1 in 467 |
| New Jersey | #137 | 59 | 1 in 729 |
| Wisconsin | #154 | 35 | 1 in 1,053 |
| New York | #155 | 175 | 1 in 816 |
| Massachusetts | #159 | 36 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Utah | #168 | 11 | 1 in 774 |
| Connecticut | #191 | 12 | 1 in 1,454 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1934 at #47 (4,368 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 38 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1922–1967
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1990
- 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
- 25.8% of all girls named Wanda (72,448) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 143 | #403 (1887) | #614 |
| 1890s | 626 | #300 (1898) | #363 |
| 1900s | 1,527 | #210 (1909) | #277 |
| 1910s | 10,735 | #128 (1918) | #160 |
| 1920s | 36,007 | #61 (1929) | #79 |
| 1930s | 43,072 | #47 (1934) | #52 |
| 1940s | 50,775 | #52 (1940) | #57 |
| 1950s | 72,448 | #52 (1951) | #59 |
| 1960s | 47,771 | #66 (1960) | #88 |
| 1970s | 13,280 | #132 (1970) | #240 |
| 1980s | 2,873 | #444 (1980) | #700 |
| 1990s | 1,095 | #975 (1990) | #1,601 |
| 2000s | 479 | #2,393 (2003) | #3,425 |
| 2010s | 239 | #4,632 (2016) | #5,655 |
| 2020s | 144 | #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 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 247 of them was named Wanda, which outranked 99.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 105,310 of them was named Wanda, which outranked 56.7% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,746Walt18
- #1,746Wray18
- #1,746Young18
- #1,815Wanda17
- #1,815Alpha17
- #1,815Archibald17
- #1,815Arlis17
- #1,879Alferd16
- #1,879Alfonse16
- #1,879Andrea16
Tied with 63 names at #1,815; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.