Meaning of the nameVanda

Vanda is a feminine name, the Portuguese form of Wanda, possibly from a Germanic name that meant a Wend, a member of a Slavic people.

Meaning

“Portuguese form of Wanda, possibly from a Germanic name meaning 'a Wend'”

Source: Behind the Name: Wanda

People (2022): 63,373
Rank in Brazil: #487
Median age: 57 years
2010 Census: 76,593; people

Vanda in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Vanda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (18,711 people).

63,101 women 272 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Vanda is most common

States with the highest share of people named Vanda in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Minas Gerais 0.051%
Rio de Janeiro 0.048%
Goiás 0.037%
São Paulo 0.035%
Tocantins 0.030%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	15,684	0.035%
Minas Gerais	10,512	0.051%
Rio de Janeiro	7,745	0.048%
Bahia	3,653	0.026%
Paraná	3,352	0.029%
Rio Grande do Sul	2,727	0.025%
Goiás	2,585	0.037%
Ceará	2,410	0.027%
Pará	2,057	0.025%
Maranhão	1,569	0.023%
Santa Catarina	1,436	0.019%
Pernambuco	1,230	0.014%
Espírito Santo	1,159	0.030%
Mato Grosso	949	0.026%
Distrito Federal	854	0.030%
Mato Grosso do Sul	823	0.030%
Amazonas	759	0.019%
Piauí	708	0.022%
Paraíba	622	0.016%
Rio Grande do Norte	500	0.015%
Tocantins	459	0.030%
Sergipe	436	0.020%
Rondônia	428	0.027%
Alagoas	270	0.009%
Roraima	152	0.024%
Acre	150	0.018%
Amapá	144	0.020%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Vanda

According to Behind the Name, Wanda perhaps comes from a Germanic name meaning 'a Wend', a reference to the Slavic people who lived in eastern Germany, and Vanda is the Portuguese form. Soledade's dictionary cites Machado (1981): Vanda comes from the German Wanda, perhaps through English, and it records Wanda as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 63,373 people named Vanda, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, the name is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

Behind the Name: Wanda · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vanda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Vanda

What does the name Vanda mean?

Vanda means “Portuguese form of Wanda, possibly from a Germanic name meaning 'a Wend'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Vanda in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 63,373 people with the first name Vanda, which ranks it number 487 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Vanda a boy's or a girl's name?

Vanda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 63,101 women and 272 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Vanda?

Vanda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Vanda most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.051% of the state's population is named Vanda (10,512 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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