Wane vs Wanda

Side-by-side comparison of Wane and Wanda — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Wane

Boy name

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Name B

Wanda

Girl name · Rank #5006

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Metric Wane Wanda
Current Rank Unranked #5006
Total Births (all years) 160 281,196
Peak Year 1955 1957
Peak Year Births 22 7,712
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wane Wanda
1880ss — 143
1890ss — 626
1900ss — 1,527
1910ss — 10,735
1920ss 11 36,007
1930ss 7 43,072
1940ss 22 50,776
1950ss 82 72,447
1960ss 38 47,773
1970ss — 13,281
1980ss — 2,873
1990ss — 1,095
2000ss — 479
2010ss — 238
2020ss — 124

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wane Wanda
2014 — 23
2015 — 25
2016 — 30
2017 — 27
2018 — 20
2019 — 13
2020 — 18
2021 — 36
2022 — 23
2023 — 21
2024 — 26

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1922–1965.

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