Is Wenda a boy or girl name?

Wenda is a girl’s name. Of the 1,001 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Wenda

Recorded 1935–1982 · United States

Wenda was most popular in 1956, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,657 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,001 people named Wenda.

Wenda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wenda’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wenda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wenda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,001 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org