Recorded 1919–1979 Girls' name Peak 1923 231 births

Wandalee — girls' name

231 babies named Wandalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s1101930s851940s141950s101970s6
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Wandalee was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

15 babies were named Wandalee in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wandalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Wandalee between 1919 and 1979, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wandalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wandalee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wandalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wandalee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wandalee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 231 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wandalee at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

231

Since 1919

61 years of records

Peak year

1923

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1919

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1979

Wandalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1919

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1923)
15
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 1979194019351931192719231919 6

Wandalee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
110 births that decade — 48% of Wandalee's all-time total
1910s61920s1101930s851940s141950s101970s6

Wandalee by state

Where Wandalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wandalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
10 4.3%
Illinois share of Wandalee's total US births 4.3%

10 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wandalee?
231 babies have been named Wandalee since 1919. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1923 with 15 births.
When was Wandalee most popular?
Wandalee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Wandalee most popular?
The top states for the name Wandalee are Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Wandalee been used?
Wandalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 61 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Wandalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wanda, Wanita, Waneta, Wanetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.