Wendell
Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #2,145 for boys in 2025, 67 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1940 · 1,625 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 53,763since 1880
Wendell over time
Rank among boys' names. Wendell has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,145 | 67 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,042 | 74 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,681 | 101 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,737 | 96 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,841 | 84 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,094 | 67 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #1,899 | 78 |
| 2018 | — | #1,937 | 76 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,897 | 76 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,724 | 90 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,910 | 76 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,857 | 79 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,942 | 71 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,959 | 72 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,403 | 52 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,169 | 61 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,942 | 73 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,719 | 88 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,830 | 79 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,543 | 96 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,619 | 84 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,467 | 93 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,451 | 90 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,258 | 108 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,357 | 94 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,300 | 99 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,149 | 114 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,189 | 104 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,083 | 117 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,025 | 120 | |
| 1995 | — | #857 | 160 | |
| 1994 | — | #866 | 153 | |
| 1993 | — | #767 | 186 | |
| 1992 | — | #765 | 186 | |
| 1991 | — | #731 | 193 | |
| 1990 | — | #679 | 222 | |
| 1989 | — | #662 | 229 | |
| 1988 | — | #614 | 239 | |
| 1987 | — | #624 | 213 | |
| 1986 | — | #582 | 233 | |
| 1985 | — | #559 | 248 | |
| 1984 | — | #538 | 257 | |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #505 | 277 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #488 | 303 |
| 1981 | — | #484 | 299 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #470 | 317 |
| 1979 | — | #498 | 279 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #445 | 319 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #474 | 289 |
| 1976 | — | #467 | 283 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #438 | 323 |
| 1974 | — | #437 | 329 | |
| 1973 | — | #393 | 389 | |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #379 | 432 |
| 1971 | — | #346 | 534 | |
| 1970 | — | #349 | 537 | |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #327 | 561 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 | #303 | 615 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #279 | 666 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #276 | 716 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #254 | 862 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | #241 | 1,014 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | #228 | 1,075 |
| 1962 | #2,668 | 21 | #233 | 1,092 |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 | #227 | 1,220 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #238 | 1,147 |
| 1959 | #2,517 | 21 | #228 | 1,201 |
| 1958 | #3,747 | 11 | #220 | 1,188 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 | #227 | 1,113 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #229 | 1,013 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #229 | 966 |
| 1954 | #2,240 | 23 | #229 | 945 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | #227 | 886 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #225 | 879 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #221 | 871 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #218 | 842 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #244 | 712 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #247 | 676 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #246 | 716 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #252 | 613 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #228 | 587 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #209 | 697 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #199 | 812 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #187 | 846 |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | #157 | 1,094 |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 | #114 | 1,625 |
| 1939 | — | #205 | 596 | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #211 | 580 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #206 | 583 |
| 1936 | — | #196 | 629 | |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #194 | 655 |
| 1934 | — | #199 | 618 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #200 | 593 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #197 | 650 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #203 | 641 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #202 | 672 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #206 | 639 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #206 | 658 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #213 | 626 |
| 1926 | — | #216 | 640 | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #205 | 682 |
| 1924 | — | #214 | 633 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #210 | 617 |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #221 | 600 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #227 | 587 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #232 | 544 |
| 1919 | — | #242 | 473 | |
| 1918 | — | #232 | 519 | |
| 1917 | — | #233 | 466 | |
| 1916 | — | #213 | 515 | |
| 1915 | — | #213 | 490 | |
| 1914 | — | #227 | 350 | |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #240 | 243 |
| 1912 | — | #242 | 212 | |
| 1911 | — | #267 | 94 | |
| 1910 | — | #299 | 69 | |
| 1909 | — | #325 | 50 | |
| 1908 | — | #269 | 63 | |
| 1907 | — | #328 | 42 | |
| 1906 | — | #323 | 40 | |
| 1905 | — | #370 | 31 | |
| 1904 | — | #354 | 32 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #312 | 38 | |
| 1901 | — | #453 | 18 | |
| 1900 | — | #413 | 30 | |
| 1899 | — | #394 | 22 | |
| 1898 | — | #409 | 23 | |
| 1897 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #399 | 23 | |
| 1894 | — | #412 | 21 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #415 | 21 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #603 | 11 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wendell was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Wendell is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#209 · 1 in 1,820
- Georgia#225 · 1 in 1,573
- Louisiana#246 · 1 in 1,502
- Mississippi#246 · 1 in 1,538
- South Carolina#254 · 1 in 1,705
Best ever in a state: #27 in Vermont, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #209 | 15 | 1 in 1,820 |
| Georgia | #225 | 24 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Louisiana | #246 | 22 | 1 in 1,502 |
| Mississippi | #246 | 12 | 1 in 1,538 |
| South Carolina | #254 | 12 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Hawaii | #256 | 5 | 1 in 1,269 |
| New Mexico | #290 | 6 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Virginia | #294 | 12 | 1 in 2,668 |
| Florida | #325 | 19 | 1 in 2,685 |
| Tennessee | #330 | 9 | 1 in 3,549 |
| Indiana | #367 | 8 | 1 in 4,913 |
| Oklahoma | #384 | 5 | 1 in 3,970 |
| North Carolina | #394 | 9 | 1 in 4,130 |
| Pennsylvania | #413 | 11 | 1 in 6,670 |
| Alabama | #416 | 6 | 1 in 4,300 |
| Ohio | #416 | 12 | 1 in 6,422 |
| New Jersey | #428 | 8 | 1 in 5,173 |
| New York | #465 | 20 | 1 in 5,513 |
| Texas | #512 | 22 | 1 in 5,233 |
| Illinois | #536 | 11 | 1 in 7,217 |
| California | #609 | 20 | 1 in 8,446 |
| Michigan | #660 | 5 | 1 in 12,850 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Wendell
- 103 spots since 2024 (#2,042 → #2,145)
- 51 spots since 2020 (#2,094 → #2,145)
- 235 spots since 2015 (#1,910 → #2,145)
- Biggest jump: 371 spots in 1890 (#974 → #603)
- Biggest drop: 510 spots in 1889 (#464 → #974)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1940 at #114 (1,625 births)
- Births halved by 1943, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1883–1995
- Highest: 1 in 713 boys born in 1940 were named Wendell (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 25,494 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 18.4% of all boys named Wendell (9,904) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 83 | #464 (1888) | #672 |
| 1890s | 182 | #384 (1897) | #481 |
| 1900s | 366 | #269 (1908) | #358 |
| 1910s | 3,431 | #213 (1916) | #241 |
| 1920s | 6,226 | #205 (1925) | #215 |
| 1930s | 6,217 | #194 (1935) | #201 |
| 1940s | 8,378 | #114 (1940) | #208 |
| 1950s | 9,904 | #218 (1950) | #225 |
| 1960s | 8,968 | #227 (1961) | #261 |
| 1970s | 3,714 | #346 (1971) | #423 |
| 1980s | 2,615 | #470 (1980) | #553 |
| 1990s | 1,555 | #679 (1990) | #911 |
| 2000s | 904 | #1,258 (2002) | #1,549 |
| 2010s | 731 | #1,724 (2016) | #1,970 |
| 2020s | 489 | #1,681 (2023) | #1,923 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wendell in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 255,310 of them was named Wendell, which outranked 25.4% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,649Yomaira7
- #7,649Yoshika7
- #7,649Yumeka7
- #8,562Wendell6
- #8,562Aba6
- #8,562Adama6
- #8,562Adebola6
- #9,750Abena5
- #9,750Abigayle5
- #9,750Abrian5
Tied with 1,187 names at #8,562; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 5,147 of them was named Wendell, which outranked 93.4% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.