Girls' name · since 1942
Wandra
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 313 babies named Wandra, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
313 girls have been named Wandra since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Wandra recorded 313 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1980.
- #15,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 313 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wandra ranks #15,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 313 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wandra's 313 recorded births place it above 78.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wandra splits its recorded history at 1959: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wandra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1980
- Peak year (1952)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Wandra by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (133 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Wandra's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Wandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
133 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 133 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wandra's data
- Wandra's decade-level peak was the 1950s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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 Wandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1942–1980 (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 Wandra 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.