Recorded 1955–1990 Girls' name Peak 1972 100 births

Wandy — girls' name

100 babies named Wandy in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s291970s461980s81990s5
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Wandy was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Wandy in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wandy

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Wandy between 1955 and 1990, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wandy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wandy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Wandy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wandy 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 100 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.

Wandy at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

100

Since 1955

36 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1955

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1990

Wandy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1955

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 199019771975197319711966196219581955 7

Wandy by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 46% of Wandy's all-time total
1950s121960s291970s461980s81990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wandy?
100 babies have been named Wandy since 1955. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
When was Wandy most popular?
Wandy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Wandy been used?
Wandy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 36 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Wandy?
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, 1955–1990 (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.