Wanda
Meaning
wanderer
Famously borne by Wanda Rutkiewicz, the first European woman up Everest and the first woman up K2.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wanda peaked in the 1940s.
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Popularity in Brazil
12,100 people · the #1,500 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 16,667 · median age 65
Among people named Wanda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 39 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Wanda
Most people given the name Wanda in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Wanda you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Wanda deep dive
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