Recorded 1926–1942 Girls' name Peak 1930 64 births

Wandalene — girls' name

64 babies named Wandalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s231930s361940s5
1930s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Wandalene was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

11 babies were named Wandalene in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wandalene

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Wandalene between 1926 and 1942, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wandalene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wandalene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wandalene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wandalene 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 64 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.

Wandalene at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

64

Since 1926

17 years of records

Peak year

1930

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1926

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1942

Wandalene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1926

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1930)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 194219381937193419321930192919281926 6

Wandalene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
36 births that decade — 56% of Wandalene's all-time total
1920s231930s361940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wandalene?
64 babies have been named Wandalene since 1926. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1930 with 11 births.
When was Wandalene most popular?
Wandalene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Wandalene been used?
Wandalene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 17 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Wandalene?
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, 1926–1942 (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.