Girls' name · since 1922
Waunda
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Waunda, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
37 girls have been named Waunda since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Waunda recorded 37 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1948.
- #38,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waunda ranks #38,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #38,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Waunda's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Waunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Waunda's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Waunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1948
- Peak year (1922)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Waunda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (31 births, 84% of the file).
1920s was Waunda's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Waunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (84% of all-time use).
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What to do with Waunda's data
- Waunda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- 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 Waunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1922–1948 (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 Waunda 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.