Recorded 1953–1968 Girls' name Peak 1960 34 births

Wandalyn — girls' name

34 babies named Wandalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s23
1960s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Wandalyn was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wandalyn in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wandalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Wandalyn between 1953 and 1968, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wandalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wandalyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wandalyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wandalyn 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 34 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.

Wandalyn at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

34

Since 1953

16 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1953

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1968

Wandalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1953

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196819621961196019591953 6

Wandalyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
23 births that decade — 68% of Wandalyn's all-time total
1950s111960s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wandalyn?
34 babies have been named Wandalyn since 1953. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Wandalyn most popular?
Wandalyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Wandalyn been used?
Wandalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 16 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Wandalyn?
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, 1953–1968 (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.