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 1984
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Jersey#287 · 1 in 1,957
- Mississippi#300 · 1 in 1,671
- Virginia#317 · 1 in 2,241
- South Carolina#336 · 1 in 2,205
- Tennessee#337 · 1 in 2,495
Best ever in a state: #3 in Oklahoma, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #287 | 20 | 1 in 1,957 |
| Mississippi | #300 | 9 | 1 in 1,671 |
| Virginia | #317 | 14 | 1 in 2,241 |
| South Carolina | #336 | 8 | 1 in 2,205 |
| Tennessee | #337 | 11 | 1 in 2,495 |
| North Carolina | #343 | 14 | 1 in 2,435 |
| Kentucky | #378 | 7 | 1 in 3,134 |
| New York | #398 | 39 | 1 in 2,676 |
| Georgia | #422 | 12 | 1 in 2,974 |
| Alabama | #445 | 7 | 1 in 3,077 |
| Massachusetts | #457 | 8 | 1 in 4,187 |
| Indiana | #465 | 8 | 1 in 4,162 |
| Florida | #467 | 18 | 1 in 3,426 |
| Louisiana | #531 | 8 | 1 in 3,844 |
| Pennsylvania | #534 | 13 | 1 in 5,234 |
| Missouri | #623 | 5 | 1 in 6,271 |
| Michigan | #667 | 8 | 1 in 7,045 |
| Illinois | #726 | 11 | 1 in 6,602 |
| Ohio | #793 | 7 | 1 in 9,882 |
| Texas | #892 | 15 | 1 in 8,695 |
| California | #1,136 | 16 | 1 in 12,038 |
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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
- 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 1984
Top girls' names in 1984
Top boys' names in 1984
More about 1984
girls
1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 5,747 of them was named Wanda, which outranked 95.0% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 360,970 of them was named Wanda, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,026 names at #6,315; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.