Is Wanda a boy or girl name?
Wanda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 0 boys were named Wanda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 282,168 US babies named Wanda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,123
- Babies named Wanda since 1880
- 282,168
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 7,734 babies
Boys and girls named Wanda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 626 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,527 | 100% |
| 1910s | 13 | 10,735 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 109 | 36,007 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 185 | 43,072 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 174 | 50,776 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 188 | 72,447 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 230 | 47,773 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 46 | 13,281 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 27 | 2,873 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,095 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 479 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 238 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 124 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,123 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,939 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,622 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,081 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,615 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,576 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,227 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,039 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,727 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,446 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,785 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,744 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,106 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,716 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,200 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,734 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,170 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,939 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,803 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,206 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,412 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,495 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,662 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,455 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,997 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,065 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,306 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,863 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,639 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,582 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,283 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,369 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,059 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 191 | #980 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 179 | #976 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 175 | #956 |
| 1987 | 5 | #8,101 | 218 | #804 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,784 | 182 | #899 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 234 | #741 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,306 | 293 | #612 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,462 | 319 | #569 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,340 | 335 | #553 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 457 | #465 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 481 | #445 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 576 | #384 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 588 | #361 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,109 | 729 | #322 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 856 | #272 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,057 | #230 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,624 | 1,205 | #209 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,490 | 1,412 | #187 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,955 | 1,775 | #166 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,652 | 2,365 | #137 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,826 | 2,718 | #132 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,305 | 2,684 | #126 |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,693 | 2,963 | #115 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,904 | 3,473 | #100 |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,648 | 4,094 | #84 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,172 | 4,655 | #81 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,697 | 5,165 | #81 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,336 | 5,594 | #76 |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,803 | 6,004 | #77 |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,436 | 6,465 | #70 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,657 | 6,676 | #66 |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,803 | 6,907 | #65 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,720 | 6,891 | #66 |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,749 | 7,712 | #59 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,720 | 7,547 | #61 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,552 | 7,415 | #61 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,591 | 7,446 | #58 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,957 | 7,205 | #57 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,801 | 7,163 | #54 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,241 | 7,232 | #52 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,877 | 6,929 | #52 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,335 | 6,307 | #56 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,022 | 5,919 | #57 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,244 | 5,649 | #66 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,946 | 5,235 | #59 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,692 | 4,295 | #58 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,481 | 4,431 | #58 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,632 | 4,705 | #56 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,534 | 4,792 | #54 |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,529 | 4,735 | #53 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,366 | 4,708 | #52 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,708 | 4,557 | #50 |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,473 | 4,513 | #49 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,826 | 4,202 | #55 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,446 | 3,882 | #56 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,752 | 4,102 | #49 |
| 1934 | 27 | #1,322 | 4,368 | #47 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,640 | 4,268 | #48 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,776 | 4,261 | #52 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,455 | 4,395 | #54 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,076 | 4,524 | #56 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,561 | 4,397 | #61 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,159 | 4,318 | #63 |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,870 | 4,302 | #66 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,428 | 4,125 | #66 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,396 | 3,803 | #72 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,247 | 3,735 | #74 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,219 | 3,405 | #80 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,853 | 2,986 | #92 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,203 | 2,738 | #101 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 2,198 | #117 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,824 | #128 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,711 | 1,827 | #128 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,954 | 1,545 | #140 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,505 | #138 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,233 | #154 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 881 | #164 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 687 | #168 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 545 | #181 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 380 | #189 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 308 | #211 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 272 | #211 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 226 | #227 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 200 | #235 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 173 | #248 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 125 | #300 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 116 | #302 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 134 | #265 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 106 | #308 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 81 | #341 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 94 | #345 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 85 | #326 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 106 | #301 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 83 | #319 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 58 | #376 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 62 | #356 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 52 | #394 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 59 | #352 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 37 | #452 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 47 | #364 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 37 | #424 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 25 | #514 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 22 | #547 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 29 | #411 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 12 | #690 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 12 | #656 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 11 | #681 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,048 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #633 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #825 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 11 | #545 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wanda reached #1,322 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #47 in 1934. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.