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Girl name

Vanda

100% girls · last recorded 2002

Vanda has been given to about 1,683 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,103
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vanda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 45
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,683

How popular is Vanda?

Its best year was 1960, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 1694th. The typical living American called Vanda is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Vanda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wanda0.85
  2. Vada0.85
  3. Vonda0.78
  4. Shanda0.75
  5. Chanda0.75
  6. Amanda0.70
  7. Fonda0.73
  8. Ada0.70

Middle names for Vanda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vanda Josephine0.84
  2. Vanda Rose0.83
  3. Vanda Louise0.83
  4. Vanda June0.82
  5. Vanda Pearl0.82
  6. Vanda Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Vanda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.77
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.77
  3. Ramonasister · 0.76
  4. Louiebrother · 0.74
  5. Frankieeither · 0.74
  6. Otisbrother · 0.73

Where Vanda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vanda White0.78
    2. Vanda Reyes0.78
    3. Vanda Nguyen0.78
    4. Vanda Moore0.78
    5. Vanda Lee0.78
    6. Vanda Hill0.78

    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 Vanda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

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