Elwanda

ehl-WAN-duh /ɛlˈwændə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Elwanda is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Elwanda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Elwanda was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1921 (98 births).

About the name Elwanda

Pronunciationehl-WAN-duh /ɛlˈwændə/
98peak births 1921
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Elwanda

How popular is Elwanda?

Girls named Elwanda
1920193019401950196019701977
Girls named Elwanda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Elwanda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19776—#8,759
19746—#7,981
19725—#8,642
19686—#6,466
19669—#4,603
19657—#5,448
19647—#5,630
19636—#6,069
19626—#6,076
196110—#4,339
19609—#4,551
19599—#4,396
19588—#4,628
19577—#5,046
19569—#4,255
19557—#4,868
195413—#3,204
195317—#2,622
195214—#2,960
195117—#2,509
195010—#3,498
194925—#1,933
194822—#2,087
194729—#1,799
194629—#1,660
194518—#2,006
194422—#1,822
194317—#2,179
194227—#1,604
194130—#1,427
194034—#1,278
193936—#1,229
193832—#1,292
193730—#1,339
193629—#1,353
193523—#1,564
193430—#1,325
193338—#1,146
193240—#1,133
193143—#1,078
193031—#1,379
192929—#1,425
192834—#1,320
192749—#1,091
192650—#1,059
192550—#1,080
192445—#1,173
192354—#1,030
192285—#791
192198—#739
19205—#5,206