What Does The Name Wanda Mean?

Related Names

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Wanda mean? Find out below.

Origin and Meaning of Wanda

User Submitted Meanings

According to a user from Texas, United States, the name Wanda is of Unknown origin and means "Wanderer".
A user from South Africa says the name Wanda is of Xhosa-African origin and means "Additional or to add".

Other origins: Hebrew, English, and Indian (Sanskrit)

Submit the origin and/or meaning of Wanda to us below

Origin of Wanda

Wanda Means

Cited Source

Wiktionary

From Polish Wanda, possibly derived from an ethnic term for â€œa Wendâ€.

A female given name.

Wanda was also found in the following language(s): Polish

Notable Persons Named Wanda

Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes is a comedian. Wanda was born on March 7th, 1964 in Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.

Popularity:

Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham is an actress and actor. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1956 to 1956. Wanda was born on August 5th, 1935 in Brighton, Sussex, England,.

Popularity:

Wanda Nara

Wanda Nara is a model and reality personality. She was most active from 2005 to present. Wanda was born Wanda Nara in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Wanda is also known as Wan.

Popularity:

Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson is a rockabilly, country music, and gospel music singer-songwriter. She plays Guitar, Piano, and Vocals. She was most prominent from 1954 to present. Wanda was given the name Wanda Lavonne Jackson on October 20th, 1937 in Maud, Oklahoma. Wanda is also known as The Queen of Rockabilly and The First Lady of Rockabilly.

Popularity:

Wanda De Jesus

Wanda De Jesus is an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1986 to present. Wanda was born on August 26th, 1958 in Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Popularity:

Beth Moore

Beth Moore is an evangelism, author, evangelist, and bible teacher. She holds the title Founder and Living Proof Ministries. She was most active from 1978 to present. Beth was given the name Wanda Elizabeth Green on June 16th, 1957 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Beth is also known as Dr. Beth Moore.

Popularity:

Embed

How popular is the baby name Wanda in the U.S.?

Click Here to Show Chart Data

Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	11	11	0
1881	6	6	0
1882	10	10	0
1883	5	5	0
1884	11	11	0
1885	12	12	0
1886	12	12	0
1887	29	29	0
1888	22	22	0
1889	25	25	0
1890	37	37	0
1891	47	47	0
1892	37	37	0
1893	59	59	0
1894	52	52	0
1895	62	62	0
1896	58	58	0
1897	83	83	0
1898	106	106	0
1899	85	85	0
1900	94	94	0
1901	81	81	0
1902	106	106	0
1903	134	134	0
1904	116	116	0
1905	125	125	0
1906	173	173	0
1907	200	200	0
1908	226	226	0
1909	272	272	0
1910	308	308	0
1911	380	380	0
1912	545	545	0
1913	687	687	0
1914	881	881	0
1915	1,233	1,233	0
1916	1,505	1,505	0
1917	1,551	1,545	6
1918	1,834	1,827	7
1919	1,824	1,824	0
1920	2,198	2,198	0
1921	2,746	2,737	9
1922	2,993	2,986	7	#92 girl name
1923	3,411	3,405	6	#80 girl name
1924	3,742	3,733	9	#74 girl name
1925	3,813	3,805	8	#72 girl name
1926	4,138	4,125	13	#66 girl name
1927	4,322	4,303	19	#66 girl name
1928	4,331	4,316	15	#63 girl name
1929	4,419	4,396	23	#61 girl name
1930	4,540	4,525	15	#56 girl name
1931	4,418	4,394	24	#54 girl name
1932	4,280	4,262	18	#52 girl name
1933	4,287	4,268	19	#48 girl name
1934	4,396	4,369	27	#47 girl name
1935	4,121	4,104	17	#49 girl name
1936	3,891	3,881	10	#56 girl name
1937	4,217	4,201	16	#55 girl name
1938	4,534	4,512	22	#49 girl name
1939	4,576	4,559	17	#50 girl name
1940	4,733	4,708	25	#52 girl name
1941	4,755	4,734	21	#53 girl name
1942	4,813	4,791	22	#54 girl name
1943	4,725	4,705	20	#56 girl name
1944	4,451	4,429	22	#58 girl name
1945	4,311	4,294	17	#58 girl name
1946	5,251	5,236	15	#58 girl name
1947	5,655	5,650	5	#66 girl name
1948	5,933	5,918	15	#57 girl name
1949	6,319	6,307	12	#56 girl name
1950	6,945	6,928	17	#52 girl name
1951	7,248	7,235	13	#52 girl name
1952	7,183	7,164	19	#54 girl name
1953	7,219	7,202	17	#57 girl name
1954	7,472	7,448	24	#58 girl name
1955	7,427	7,416	11	#61 girl name
1956	7,573	7,551	22	#61 girl name
1957	7,729	7,707	22	#59 girl name
1958	6,909	6,887	22	#66 girl name
1959	6,926	6,905	21	#65 girl name
1960	6,703	6,678	25	#66 girl name
1961	6,491	6,459	32	#70 girl name
1962	6,030	6,009	21	#77 girl name
1963	5,624	5,589	35	#76 girl name
1964	5,191	5,168	23	#81 girl name
1965	4,667	4,652	15	#81 girl name
1966	4,117	4,094	23	#84 girl name
1967	3,489	3,471	18	#100 girl name
1968	2,988	2,965	23
1969	2,699	2,684	15
1970	2,725	2,717	8
1971	2,376	2,367	9
1972	1,784	1,776	8
1973	1,419	1,412	7
1974	1,215	1,208	7
1975	1,058	1,058	0
1976	854	854	0
1977	735	728	7
1978	589	589	0
1979	575	575	0
1980	482	482	0
1981	457	457	0
1982	340	335	5
1983	326	319	7
1984	297	292	5
1985	234	234	0
1986	187	182	5
1987	223	218	5
1988	175	175	0
1989	179	179	0
1990	191	191	0
1991	173	173	0
1992	122	122	0
1993	133	133	0
1994	97	97	0
1995	91	91	0
1996	79	79	0
1997	59	59	0
1998	72	72	0
1999	79	79	0
2000	61	61	0
2001	56	56	0
2002	64	64	0
2003	69	69	0
2004	36	36	0
2005	48	48	0
2006	30	30	0
2007	30	30	0
2008	38	38	0
2009	42	42	0
2010	18	18	0
2011	24	24	0
2012	28	28	0
2013	30	30	0
2014	23	23	0
2015	24	24	0
2016	30	30	0
2017	26	26	0

Where is the name Wanda popular?

View popular names by state or region.

Common last names for Wanda

Smith

Johnson

Jones

Williams

Brown

Davis

Miller

Wilson

Moore

Thompson

Taylor

Martin

White

Clark

Anderson

Jackson

Thomas

King

Harris

Common first names for Wanda

Ethnicity	Wanda	U.S.
█	White	71.94%	64.26%
█	African American	14.23%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	10.28%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	0.00%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	1.98%	16.26%

Ethnicity

Wanda

U.S.

█

White

71.94%

64.26%

█

African American

14.23%

11.96%

█

Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

10.28%

4.85%

█

American Indian and Alaska Native

0.00%

0.69%

█

Two or More Ethnicities

0.00%

1.76%

█

Hispanic or Latino

1.98%

16.26%

Fun Facts about the name Wanda

What name lists does Wanda rank for?

#132	Most Popular Girl Name

#14	Girl Names Unique to the South

#17	Girl Names Unique to the Southeast

How Popular is the name Wanda? Wanda is the 260^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Wanda was the 76,029^th most popular name in 2010.

How many people with the first name Wanda have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 281,996 babies born with the first name Wanda in the United States. That's more than enough people named Wanda to occupy the territory of French Polynesia (France) with an estimated population of 277,000 (as of July 1, 2012).

What year were 5 or more babies first named Wanda? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 11 new born babies.

When was Wanda first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Wanda is Friday, October 13th, 1871.

What year had the most people named Wanda born? The highest recorded use of the first name Wanda was in 1957 with a total of 7,707 babies. That's a lot of babies named Wanda!

Random Wanda Factoid: According to the 1911 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Wanda ranks 62^nd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Oregon. Imagine that, 9 babies in Oregon have the same name as you in 1911.

Weird things about the name Wanda: Your name in reverse order is Adnaw. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Danaw. How do you pronounce that?

How many people have the last name Wanda? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 253 people with the last name Wanda.

How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Wanda? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Wanda as their last name since less than 1 person in 1.1m people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

What Wandas Have Visited This Page?