Wendell

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Wendell is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 54,263 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 53,696 as boys and 567 as girls. Wendell gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1940 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,035 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 73
2023 101
2022 96
2021 83
2020 67
2019 83
2018 76
2017 76
2016 90
2015 76
2014 79
2013 71
2012 72
2011 52
2010 61
2009 73
2008 88
2007 79
2006 96
2005 84
2004 93
2003 90
2002 108
2001 94
2000 99
1999 114
1998 104
1997 117
1996 120
1995 160
1994 153
1993 186
1992 186
1991 193
1990 222
1989 229
1988 239
1987 213
1986 233
1985 248
1984 257
1983 285
1982 310
1981 300
1980 322
1979 279
1978 325
1977 294
1976 283
1975 329
1974 329
1973 389
1972 441
1971 535
1970 537
1969 576
1968 630
1967 681
1966 723
1965 872
1964 1,034
1963 1,088
1962 1,113
1961 1,234
1960 1,157
1959 1,222
1958 1,200
1957 1,127
1956 1,022
1955 978
1954 968
1953 902
1952 886
1951 880
1950 854
1949 723
1948 687
1947 728
1946 625
1945 597
1944 702
1943 818
1942 859
1941 1,109
1940 1,650
1939 596
1938 586
1937 592
1936 629
1935 661
1934 618
1933 599
1932 655
1931 651
1930 679
1929 649
1928 666
1927 634
1926 640
1925 689
1924 633
1923 622
1922 609
1921 592
1920 555
1919 473
1918 519
1917 466
1916 515
1915 490
1914 350
1913 252
1912 212
1911 94
1910 69
1909 50
1908 63
1907 42
1906 40
1905 31
1904 32
1903 22
1902 38
1901 18
1900 30
1899 22
1898 23
1897 24
1896 18
1895 23
1894 21
1893 11
1892 21
1891 8
1890 11
1889 5
1888 17
1887 8
1886 12
1885 9
1884 11
1883 7
1881 8
1880 6