Entry № 6462 · Polish origin

Wanda Wanda — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

Polish

Meaning

"Wanderer; Slavic legend"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Polish)

The meaning

A name that means "wanderer; slavic legend".

Wanda is a Polish legendary queen — the daughter of Krakus, the legendary founder of Kraków. She refused to marry a German prince and drowned herself in the Vistula rather than submit.

Wanda was popular in 20th-century America (peaked at #143 in 1934) but has declined. The Marvel character Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) has revived interest.

The Polish legendary queen. Marvel's Scarlet Witch.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Wanda

Transliteration: Wanda
Pronunciation: / ˈwɑːn.də /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Wanda stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 143 in 1934

Babies named Wanda · last year

142 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

1880

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Wandas before her.

Real people

Wanda Rutkiewicz

Polish mountaineer, first European woman to summit Everest.

1943 – 1992

In fiction

Wanda Maximoff

Marvel's Scarlet Witch.

Marvel Comics, 1964 onward

Names connected to Wanda.

Numerology

The number behind Wanda.

The Builder

Wanda reduces to four — the number of legendary queen.

Parents on Wanda

Why families chose this name.

"The Polish queen who drowned herself rather than marry the German prince. Wanda."

Magda · Mother of one · Kraków