Wendy

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Wendy is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 263,112 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 262,161 as girls and 951 as boys. Wendy gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1967 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 224
2023 176
2022 192
2021 196
2020 196
2019 222
2018 273
2017 230
2016 328
2015 288
2014 359
2013 395
2012 359
2011 424
2010 498
2009 600
2008 688
2007 864
2006 935
2005 901
2004 1,046
2003 1,093
2002 1,209
2001 1,263
2000 1,013
1999 905
1998 867
1997 913
1996 979
1995 1,047
1994 1,139
1993 1,272
1992 1,269
1991 1,367
1990 1,413
1989 1,359
1988 1,302
1987 1,371
1986 1,540
1985 1,796
1984 2,031
1983 2,399
1982 2,837
1981 3,632
1980 4,160
1979 4,526
1978 4,935
1977 5,792
1976 6,492
1975 7,503
1974 7,592
1973 7,840
1972 8,563
1971 10,097
1970 11,142
1969 10,651
1968 10,736
1967 11,258
1966 9,547
1965 10,506
1964 8,100
1963 7,354
1962 7,002
1961 7,167
1960 6,892
1959 5,726
1958 4,501
1957 4,717
1956 4,874
1955 4,967
1954 4,423
1953 3,627
1952 3,562
1951 3,350
1950 3,039
1949 2,612
1948 1,517
1947 979
1946 762
1945 575
1944 447
1943 455
1942 481
1941 346
1940 254
1939 222
1938 130
1937 80
1936 67
1935 27
1934 10
1933 10
1932 11
1931 9
1930 17
1929 8
1928 5
1927 16
1923 9
1921 7
1918 5