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Wanda

Wanda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“possibly Wend woman”
Origin
Slavic
Say it
WAHN-də · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

A Polish name of uncertain origin, traditionally associated with the legendary Princess Wanda. It may be connected with the Wends, a Slavic people.

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How popular is Wanda?

20247.8 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Wanda in 202426

Peak year1933

Total US babies since 1880282,168

Wanda is steady now but far below its 1933 peak.

Names like Wanda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Milagracious or dear · Slavic
  • Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
  • Verafaith · Slavic
  • Mirapeace, world · Slavic
  • Nadiahope · Slavic
  • IvannaGod is gracious · Slavic
  • Raynaqueen; pure · Slavic
  • Alenabright, shining light · Slavic

Wanda questions

What does the name Wanda mean?

Wanda means "possibly Wend woman". It comes from Slavic. A Polish name of uncertain origin, traditionally associated with the legendary Princess Wanda. It may be connected with the Wends, a Slavic people.

Is Wanda a boy or girl name?

Wanda is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Wanda?

26 US babies were named Wanda in 2024. Its peak year was 1933.

How do you pronounce Wanda?

Wanda is usually pronounced WAHN-də.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.