Given name
Wonda
“a wanderer”
Wonda is a variant of Wanda. One German interpretation is “a wanderer.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wonda is a variant of Wanda. One German interpretation is “a wanderer.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wonda is a variant of Wanda. A possible origin is German, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Wonda is a variant of Wanda. The history of Wanda gives this family its wider story. Wanda appears as a princess in Polish folk tales. The writer Ouida used it for the heroine of her 1883 novel Wanda, helping introduce the name to English-speaking readers.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Wonda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,776
- 0 boys · 1,776 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 67 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 7 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 988 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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