How Many People Are Named Wanda?
people named Wanda are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,152 people in the US has this name
Based on 282,186 babies named Wanda in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,735 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly from a Germanic name meaning "a Wend", referring to the Slavic people who inhabited eastern Germany. In Polish legends this was the name of the daughter of King Krak, the legendary founder of Krakow. It was introduced to the English-speaking world by the author Ouida, who used it for the heroine in her novel 'Wanda' (1883).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Wanda (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wanda alive today is about 69 years old, and 82% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wanda first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1957, to 7,735 babies. In 2025, 20 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wanda never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #47, in 1934, and it was in the top 100 for 46 years, 1922 to 1967. In 2025 it ranked #6,095.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,095 |
| Best rank | #47 (1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | 46 (1922 to 1967) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #59 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wanda alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wanda were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 10,979 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wanda was given 3 times as often in Oklahoma, 2.4 times in Arkansas and 2.4 times in Kentucky.
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