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 first appears in 1935 and peaked in 1956 (43 births).

About the name Wenda

PronunciationWEHN-duh /ˈwɛndə/
CultureEnglish
43peak births 1956
1935first appeared

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)

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