Wendell

Given to 54,330 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#2145

recorded as boys

103 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 67

Peak year

1940

1,625 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

54,330

since 1880

Born a Wendell? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Wendell was most popular in 1940, when 1,625 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 67 babies were named Wendell, ranking #2145 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	67	2145
2024	<5	—	74	2042
2023	<5	—	101	1681
2022	<5	—	96	1737
2021	<5	—	84	1841
2020	<5	—	67	2094
2019	5	15539	78	1899
2018	<5	—	76	1937
2017	<5	—	76	1897
2016	<5	—	90	1724
2015	<5	—	76	1910
2014	<5	—	79	1857
2013	<5	—	71	1942
2012	<5	—	72	1959
2011	<5	—	52	2403
2010	<5	—	61	2169
2009	<5	—	73	1942
2008	<5	—	88	1719
2007	<5	—	79	1830
2006	<5	—	96	1543
2005	<5	—	84	1619
2004	<5	—	93	1467
2003	<5	—	90	1451
2002	<5	—	108	1258
2001	<5	—	94	1357
2000	<5	—	99	1300
1999	<5	—	114	1149
1998	<5	—	104	1189
1997	<5	—	117	1083
1996	<5	—	120	1025
1995	<5	—	160	857
1994	<5	—	153	866
1993	<5	—	186	767
1992	<5	—	186	765
1991	<5	—	193	731
1990	<5	—	222	679
1989	<5	—	229	662
1988	<5	—	239	614
1987	<5	—	213	624
1986	<5	—	233	582
1985	<5	—	248	559
1984	<5	—	257	538
1983	8	7312	277	505
1982	7	8224	303	488
1981	<5	—	299	484
1980	5	10392	317	470
1979	<5	—	279	498
1978	6	8562	319	445
1977	5	9652	289	474
1976	<5	—	283	467
1975	6	7984	323	438
1974	<5	—	329	437
1973	<5	—	389	393
1972	9	5480	432	379
1971	<5	—	534	346
1970	<5	—	537	349
1969	15	3619	561	327
1968	15	3456	615	303
1967	15	3340	666	279
1966	7	5273	716	276
1965	10	4202	862	254
1964	20	2825	1,014	241
1963	13	3635	1,075	228
1962	21	2668	1,092	233
1961	14	3460	1,220	227
1960	11	3920	1,147	238
1959	21	2517	1,201	228
1958	11	3747	1,188	220
1957	14	3150	1,113	227
1956	9	4161	1,013	229
1955	12	3377	966	229
1954	23	2240	945	229
1953	16	2699	886	227
1952	7	4483	879	225
1951	9	3714	871	221
1950	12	3052	842	218
1949	11	3176	712	244
1948	11	3137	676	247
1947	12	3061	716	246
1946	12	2880	613	252
1945	10	2916	587	228
1944	5	4574	697	209
1943	6	4196	812	199
1942	13	2537	846	187
1941	15	2190	1,094	157
1940	25	1549	1,625	114
1939	<5	—	596	205
1938	6	3847	580	211
1937	9	2940	583	206
1936	<5	—	629	196
1935	6	3742	655	194
1934	<5	—	618	199
1933	6	3753	593	200
1932	5	4411	650	197
1931	10	2750	641	203
1930	7	3658	672	202
1929	10	2921	639	206
1928	8	3436	658	206
1927	8	3561	626	213
1926	<5	—	640	216
1925	7	4028	682	205
1924	<5	—	633	214
1923	5	4967	617	210
1922	9	3379	600	221
1921	5	5099	587	227
1920	11	2899	544	232
1919	<5	—	473	242
1918	<5	—	519	232
1917	<5	—	466	233
1916	<5	—	515	213
1915	<5	—	490	213
1914	<5	—	350	227
1913	9	2164	243	240
1912	<5	—	212	242
1911	<5	—	94	267
1910	<5	—	69	299
1909	<5	—	50	325
1908	<5	—	63	269
1907	<5	—	42	328
1906	<5	—	40	323
1905	<5	—	31	370
1904	<5	—	32	354
1903	<5	—	22	430
1902	<5	—	38	312
1901	<5	—	18	453
1900	<5	—	30	413
1899	<5	—	22	394
1898	<5	—	23	409
1897	<5	—	24	384
1896	<5	—	18	481
1895	<5	—	23	399
1894	<5	—	21	412
1893	<5	—	11	615
1892	<5	—	21	415
1891	<5	—	8	700
1890	<5	—	11	603
1889	<5	—	5	974
1888	<5	—	17	464
1887	<5	—	8	679
1886	<5	—	12	540
1885	<5	—	9	641
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	7	720
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	8	653
1880	<5	—	6	809