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Girl name

Elwanda

100% girls · last recorded 1977

Elwanda has been given to about 1,272 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 561
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elwanda per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1921 · 98
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,272

How popular is Elwanda?

Its best year was 1921, when 98 babies were given the name, ranking 739th. The typical living American called Elwanda is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Elwanda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wanda0.74
  2. Lawanda0.74
  3. Tawanda0.74
  4. Fernanda0.72
  5. Elana0.73
  6. Eliana0.69
  7. Elianna0.69
  8. Elliana0.66

Middle names for Elwanda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elwanda Rose0.89
  2. Elwanda Louise0.89
  3. Elwanda June0.88
  4. Elwanda Pearl0.88
  5. Elwanda Quinn0.88
  6. Elwanda Nell0.88

Sibling names for Elwanda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mavissister · 0.75
  2. Juniorbrother · 0.74
  3. Winonasister · 0.73
  4. Ruthiesister · 0.73
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.70
  6. Billieeither · 0.67

Where Elwanda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Elwanda White0.84
    2. Elwanda Reyes0.84
    3. Elwanda Nguyen0.84
    4. Elwanda Moore0.84
    5. Elwanda Lee0.84
    6. Elwanda Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Elwanda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.