Girls' name · since 1926
Wandalene
Wandalene has 64 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
64 girls have been named Wandalene since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Wandalene recorded 64 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1942.
- #32,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 64 born since 1926
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wandalene ranks #32,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1926, peaking in the 1930s.
- #32,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 64
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wandalene's 64 recorded births place it above 55.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wandalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wandalene's full recorded timeline at 1932, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wandalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1942
- Peak year (1930)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1942.
64 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1930 with 11 births in a single year.
Wandalene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (36 births, 56% of the file).
1930s was Wandalene's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Wandalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 36 births (56% of all-time use).
Wandalene decade highlights
- Peak decade 36 births
- Runner-up 23 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Wandalene's data
- Wandalene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wandalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1926–1942 (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 Wandalene 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.
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