Wenda

WEHN-duh /ˈwɛndə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Wenda is a rare variant of Wendy that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Wenda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1982. Wenda was first reported in SSA data in 1935 and peaked in 1956 (43 births).

About the name Wenda

PronunciationWEHN-duh /ˈwɛndə/
CultureEnglish
43peak births 1956
1935first in SSA data

Names similar to Wenda

How popular is Wenda?

Girls named Wenda
1935194019501960197019801982
Girls named Wenda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1935–1982 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1982) 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

Wenda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19825—#12,284
19815—#12,155
19806—#10,367
19795—#11,932
19787—#8,543
19765—#10,877
197512—#5,154
197412—#5,005
197311—#5,185
197212—#4,789
197113—#4,532
197023—#3,028
196921—#3,009
196825—#2,537
196719—#2,959
196633—#2,057
196528—#2,292
196440—#1,890
196334—#2,060
196235—#1,987
196139—#1,870
196036—#1,924
195932—#2,018
195827—#2,208
195742—#1,680
195643—#1,636
195532—#1,906
195438—#1,675
195328—#1,969
195233—#1,744
195134—#1,663
195034—#1,625
194935—#1,601
194831—#1,706
194726—#1,944
194615—#2,594
194510—#3,126
19448—#3,678
19439—#3,483
194215—#2,413
194122—#1,749
194012—#2,569
193912—#2,582
193815—#2,221
19379—#3,139
19366—#4,166
19357—#3,734