Wanda became the most popular baby name in 1921, when its use increased by 120.73 percent. Wanda was given to 2737 newborns born in the United States that year, accounting for 0.1211 percent of all baby girls born in the country. The name's popularity has only ever risen to 0.22 percent. Wanda was given to around 8,000 girls this year alone. Wanda is a variant form of Anna and Ania. It is used as a first name among other things, but does not appear in the top 1000 names overall. Wanda is also used as an element in compound names such as Wanda Sykes and Wanda Slawson. Wanda was originally used as an English unisex given name until it was adopted exclusively for females in 1921. It may be used as a diminutive name for someone who is little or young something else. For example, Wanda is used as a nickname for people who are small in stature compared with others of their age (like Winnie-the-Pooh's friend Piglet).