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Girl name#157 of girl names

Wanda

Pronounced W AA1 N D AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1957
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Wanda?

Wanda is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 284,012 children — the 157th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 239 births across the past decade, against a peak of 7,766 in a single year. That peak was in 1957.

02,5005,0007,50010,00018901920195019802010
1957Girls: 7,766Boys: 22

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
W AA1 N D AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Wanda

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Wanda

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Wanda?
Wanda ranks 157th among girls' names in US records, with 284,012 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 239.
Is Wanda a unisex name?
No. Wanda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Wanda most popular?
1957, when 7,766 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.