Recorded 1942–1980 Girls' name Peak 1952 313 births

Wandra — girls' name

313 babies named Wandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s501950s1331960s931970s321980s5
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Wandra was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

17 babies were named Wandra in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 313 babies named Wandra between 1942 and 1980, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wandra performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Wandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wandra 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 313 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.

Wandra at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

313

Since 1942

39 years of records

Peak year

1952

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1942

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1980

Wandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1942

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1952)
17
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 198019711966196219581954195019461942 5

Wandra by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
133 births that decade — 42% of Wandra's all-time total
1940s501950s1331960s931970s321980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wandra?
313 babies have been named Wandra since 1942. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1952 with 17 births.
When was Wandra most popular?
Wandra was most popular in the 1950s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Wandra been used?
Wandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 39 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Wandra?
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, 1942–1980 (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.