Recorded 1922–1948 Girls' name Peak 1922 37 births

Waunda — girls' name

37 babies named Waunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s311940s6
1920s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Waunda was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Waunda in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Waunda between 1922 and 1948, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Waunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waunda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Waunda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waunda 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 37 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.

Waunda at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

37

Since 1922

27 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1922

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1948

Waunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1922

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194819281927192619241922 7

Waunda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 84% of Waunda's all-time total
1920s311940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waunda?
37 babies have been named Waunda since 1922. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
When was Waunda most popular?
Waunda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Waunda been used?
Waunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 27 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Waunda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waunita, Wauneta, Waunetta, Waukesha, and 2 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, 1922–1948 (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.