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Shewanda

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How to Pronounce Shewanda

Pronounced shuh-WAHN-duh /ʃəˈwɑːndə/Low

Meaning: Shewanda is a 1960s and 1970s American coinage built from the She- prefix and the name Wanda. Wanda is a Polish name borne by a legendary queen, generally explained as 'a Wend,' a member of a Slavic people, and sometimes tied to a Slavic root for a herdswoman.Low

In 30 seconds: Shewanda is an African American coinage of the 1960s and 1970s, joining She- to the Polish name Wanda ('a Wend'). It stayed rare, peaking around 1971 (said shuh-WAHN-duh).
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Origin LowAfrican American
MeaningShewanda is a 1960s and 1970s American coinage built from the She- prefix and the name Wanda. Wanda is a Polish name borne by a legendary queen, generally explained as 'a Wend,' a member of a Slavic people, and sometimes tied to a Slavic root for a herdswoman.
U.S. rank (1982)#12021 ↘ Falling
1982 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1971
Total births (all-time)≈ 121
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197119621982

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shewanda is a prefix coinage of the civil-rights era, adding the fashionable She- opening to Wanda. Wanda itself is a Polish name from legend, usually glossed as 'a Wend' after the Slavic Wends, so Shewanda carries that heritage under an inventive American surface.

Shewanda was never common, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its early-1970s peak and to roughly a hundred girls in all. A woman named Shewanda then is in her early fifties today, part of the inventive She-/Sha- naming of her generation.

Did you know? The Wanda inside the name comes from a Polish legend about Queen Wanda, who was said to have ruled Krakow in ancient times.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Shewanda — Coinage: She- + Wanda (Polish 'a Wend'); peaked early 1970s.

Variations

ShawandaShewondaShivondaShawonda

Nicknames

WandaSheWonnie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shewanda mean?

It is an African American coinage joining She- to Wanda, a Polish name usually understood as 'a Wend' (a Slavic people).

How do you pronounce Shewanda?

It is said shuh-WAHN-duh /ʃəˈwɑːndə/ - three syllables, with the stress in the middle.

Is Shewanda a boy or girl name?

Shewanda is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shewanda?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-seventies.

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