Given name & surname
Wenda
“one who is fair; of the white ring”
In English use, Wenda is a form of Wendy. In Welsh use, Wendy carries the interpretation “one who is fair; of the white ring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Wenda is a form of Wendy. In Welsh use, Wendy carries the interpretation “one who is fair; of the white ring.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wenda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,001
- 0 boys · 1,001 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 43 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 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,053 as a first name in 2020; 101 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wenda’s family of names
In English usage, Wenda has a related form in Wendy. Wenda is a form of Wendy. In English usage, Wenda has a conventional equivalent in the German form Wanda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Wenda has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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