Given name
Waldine
“one who has fame and power”
Waldine is a variant of Walda. One German interpretation is “one who has fame and power.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Waldine is a variant of Walda. One German interpretation is “one who has fame and power.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Waldine is a variant of Walda. An origin associated with Walda is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Waldine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 208
- 0 boys · 208 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 13 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 1958. 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.
Waldine’s family of names
Waldine has a related form in Walda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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