Given name
Wakenda
“one who possesses magical powers”
Wakenda is a variant of Wakanda. One Native American interpretation is “one who possesses magical powers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wakenda is a variant of Wakanda. One Native American interpretation is “one who possesses magical powers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wakenda is a variant of Wakanda. An origin associated with Wakanda is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wakenda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wakenda’s family of names
Wakenda has a related form in Wakanda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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