Girls' name · since 1955
Wandy
Wandy has 100 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 100
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
100 girls have been named Wandy since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wandy has been recorded 100 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1990.
- #27,176 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 100 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wandy ranks #27,176 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 100 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 100
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wandy's 100 recorded births place it above 62.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wandy's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wandy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1990
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Wandy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (46 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Wandy's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Wandy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wandy's data
- Wandy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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 Wandy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 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, 1955–1990 (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 Wandy 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.