Girls' name · since 1880
Wanda
Wanda has 281,214 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,921 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281,214
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wanda currently ranks #5921 among girls' names in America, with 281,214 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Wanda recorded 281,214 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5921 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #138 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,921 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 281,214 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wanda ranks #138 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,921 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 281,214 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,921 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281,214
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wanda's 281,214 recorded births place it above 99.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Wanda compares
281,214 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wanda's all-time total is 748x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wanda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 281,214 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,713 | 21 | 19,840 |
Wanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wanda splits its recorded history at 1953: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 7,713 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wanda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 7,713
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Wanda popularity over time - boys
972 total births recorded since 1917 (Wanda as boys' name)
Wanda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (72,448 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Wanda's strongest decade.
72,448 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Wanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 143
1880s
143 births
- 1890s 626
1890s
626 births
- 1900s 1,527
1900s
1,527 births
- 1910s 10,735
1910s
10,735 births
- 1920s
1920s
36,007 births
- 1930s
1930s
43,072 births
- 1940s
1940s
50,775 births
- 1950s
1950s
72,448 births
- 1960s
1960s
47,771 births
- 1970s 13,280
1970s
13,280 births
- 1980s 2,873
1980s
2,873 births
- 1990s 1,095
1990s
1,095 births
- 2000s 479
2000s
479 births
- 2010s 239
2010s
239 births
- 2020s 144
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 72,448 births (26% of all-time use).
How Wanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wanda's total volume
Wanda by state
Where Wanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22,954 | 8.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 14,642 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 14,265 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 14,008 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 13,135 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 12,098 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11,728 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 11,527 | 4.1% |
22,954 of 281,214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Wanda appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wanda's data
- Wanda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (72,448 total births); usage has since declined to 144 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Wandas (22,954 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wanda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.