Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wanda

#141 most common girls' name of all time · #280 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#141
Rank overall
#280 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
282,186
Since 2016
235
Peak year
1957 #59
Best rank
#47 1934
Girls Boys peak 7,735/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wanda is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 20 — 20 #5,921
2024 26 — 26 #5,023
2023 21 — 21 #5,757
2022 23 — 23 #5,469
2021 36 — 36 #4,015
2020 18 — 18 #6,330
2019 13 — 13 #8,140
2018 20 — 20 #6,011
2017 28 — 28 #4,815
2016 30 — 30 #4,633
2015 25 — 25 #5,294
2014 23 — 23 #5,632
2013 30 — 30 #4,647
2012 28 — 28 #4,964
2011 24 — 24 #5,544
2010 18 — 18 #6,910
2009 43 — 43 #3,677
2008 38 — 38 #4,093
2007 30 — 30 #4,812
2006 30 — 30 #4,691
2005 49 — 49 #3,170
2004 36 — 36 #3,900
2003 69 — 69 #2,394
2002 64 — 64 #2,471
2001 57 — 57 #2,637
2000 63 — 63 #2,427
1999 79 — 79 #1,977
1998 72 — 72 #2,049
1997 59 — 59 #2,283
1996 79 — 79 #1,843
1995 91 — 91 #1,627
1994 97 — 97 #1,574
1993 133 — 133 #1,279
1992 122 — 122 #1,359
1991 172 — 172 #1,056
1990 191 — 191 #975
1989 179 — 179 #973
1988 175 — 175 #956
1987 218 5 223 #803
1986 182 5 187 #896
1985 234 — 234 #738
1984 293 5 298 #611
1983 319 7 326 #568
1982 335 5 340 #551
1981 457 — 457 #465
1980 481 — 481 #445
1979 576 — 576 #384
1978 588 — 588 #361
1977 729 7 736 #322
1976 855 — 855 #272
1975 1,057 — 1,057 #230
1974 1,206 7 1,213 #208
1973 1,411 7 1,418 #187
1972 1,775 8 1,783 #166
1971 2,365 9 2,374 #137
1970 2,718 8 2,726 #132
1969 2,684 15 2,699 #126
1968 2,963 23 2,986 #115
1967 3,473 18 3,491 #100
1966 4,093 23 4,116 #84
1965 4,654 15 4,669 #81
1964 5,164 23 5,187 #81
1963 5,596 35 5,631 #76
1962 6,003 21 6,024 #77
1961 6,467 32 6,499 #70
1960 6,674 25 6,699 #66
1959 6,907 21 6,928 #65
1958 6,891 22 6,913 #66
1957 7,713 22 7,735 #59
1956 7,546 22 7,568 #61
1955 7,415 11 7,426 #61
1954 7,447 24 7,471 #58
1953 7,203 17 7,220 #57
1952 7,164 19 7,183 #54
1951 7,233 13 7,246 #52
1950 6,929 17 6,946 #52
1949 6,307 12 6,319 #56
1948 5,918 15 5,933 #57
1947 5,649 5 5,654 #66
1946 5,235 15 5,250 #59
1945 4,295 17 4,312 #58
1944 4,431 22 4,453 #58
1943 4,705 20 4,725 #56
1942 4,792 22 4,814 #54
1941 4,735 21 4,756 #53
1940 4,708 25 4,733 #52
1939 4,557 17 4,574 #50
1938 4,513 22 4,535 #49
1937 4,202 16 4,218 #55
1936 3,882 10 3,892 #56
1935 4,102 17 4,119 #49
1934 4,368 27 4,395 #47
1933 4,268 19 4,287 #48
1932 4,261 18 4,279 #52
1931 4,395 24 4,419 #54
1930 4,524 15 4,539 #56
1929 4,397 23 4,420 #61
1928 4,318 15 4,333 #63
1927 4,302 19 4,321 #66
1926 4,125 13 4,138 #66
1925 3,803 8 3,811 #72
1924 3,735 9 3,744 #74
1923 3,405 6 3,411 #80
1922 2,986 7 2,993 #92
1921 2,738 9 2,747 #101
1920 2,198 — 2,198 #117
1919 1,824 — 1,824 #128
1918 1,827 7 1,834 #128
1917 1,545 6 1,551 #140
1916 1,505 — 1,505 #138
1915 1,233 — 1,233 #154
1914 881 — 881 #164
1913 687 — 687 #168
1912 545 — 545 #181
1911 380 — 380 #188
1910 308 — 308 #211
1909 272 — 272 #211
1908 226 — 226 #227
1907 200 — 200 #235
1906 173 — 173 #247
1905 125 — 125 #300
1904 116 — 116 #302
1903 134 — 134 #265
1902 106 — 106 #308
1901 81 — 81 #341
1900 94 — 94 #345
1899 85 — 85 #326
1898 106 — 106 #302
1897 83 — 83 #319
1896 58 — 58 #375
1895 62 — 62 #356
1894 52 — 52 #394
1893 59 — 59 #352
1892 37 — 37 #450
1891 47 — 47 #363
1890 37 — 37 #422
1889 25 — 25 #509
1888 22 — 22 #543
1887 29 — 29 #409
1886 12 — 12 #666
1885 12 — 12 #636
1884 11 — 11 #651
1883 5 — 5 #924
1882 10 — 10 #602
1881 6 — 6 #751
1880 11 — 11 #545