Holding steady.
Popularity of Wandalee since 1919
Babies named Wandalee per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1923, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Wandalee's real moment was 1933.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 110 |
| 1930s | 85 |
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Wandalee is a compound name that saw its highest usage in the 1930s, when it peaked in 1933. It was first recorded in 1919, but by 2025 it had become extremely rare, with an estimated 1-in-N ratio of 0, indicating fewer than 5 births. Social Security data shows the name was most common in the 1930s decade, but it has not seen a revival in modern times. Top states were not recorded due to low numbers. The name combines the familiar element Wanda with the trendy suffix -lee, a pattern seen in many early 20th-century American girl names.
Wandalee is a modern compound name formed by blending Wanda with the suffix -lee (a variant of -ley, from Old English 'leah' meaning 'wood, clearing'). Wanda itself is of uncertain origin but is often associated with the Slavic root 'vanda' meaning 'wanderer' or 'wanderer god'. The name emerged in the United States in the early 20th century as part of a trend of creating feminine names by attaching popular suffixes to existing names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Wanda, Lee, Wandi
Sibling names for Wandalee
Names that share Wandalee's style, for a brother or sister.
