Boy or Girl

Is Wendall a boy or girl name?

Wendall was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 2,431 US babies named Wendall were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#9,790
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Wendall since 1904
2,431
Most popular year
1958
55 babies
Babies named Wendall each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Wendall from 1904 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.015304560192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Wendall, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s500%
1910s9800%
1920s28900%
1930s26700%
1940s23400%
1950s37400%
1960s42561.4%
1970s22900%
1980s17100%
1990s12100%
2000s9400%
2010s8300%
2020s3500%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20248#9,7900–
20237#10,7440–
20225#14,2070–
20215#13,9580–
202010#8,0140–
20197#10,7460–
201811#7,5850–
201712#7,0710–
201610#8,1150–
201510#8,0000–
201411#7,5230–
201317#5,3870–
20125#14,1250–
20110–0–
20100–0–
200911#7,6640–
200810#8,2870–
200710#8,1390–
20069#8,6820–
20056#11,4060–
20049#8,1180–
20038#8,6020–
20028#8,4130–
200111#6,4280–
200012#5,9000–
19995#11,5470–
19985#11,2600–
199713#4,9460–
199613#4,8670–
199513#4,7810–
199419#3,5880–
199317#3,8120–
19928#6,6610–
199111#5,0870–
199017#3,5990–
198916#3,6120–
198818#3,0730–
198723#2,4650–
198612#3,8730–
198525#2,2240–
198415#3,1010–
198315#3,0670–
198214#3,2760–
198116#2,8940–
198017#2,8280–
197915#3,0160–
197812#3,3940–
197719#2,4540–
197624#2,0530–
197520#2,2830–
197419#2,2750–
197325#1,8170–
197236#1,4400–
197130#1,6310–
197029#1,6130–
196932#1,4350–
196832#1,3910–
196749#1,0596#6,786
196647#1,0880–
196536#1,2930–
196445#1,1610–
196345#1,1640–
196248#1,1200–
196149#1,1350–
196042#1,2270–
195943#1,1960–
195855#1,0390–
195743#1,1980–
195640#1,2170–
195539#1,2170–
195432#1,3590–
195325#1,5500–
195243#1,1340–
195127#1,4610–
195027#1,4320–
194918#1,8180–
194824#1,5160–
194730#1,3590–
194627#1,3810–
194522#1,4420–
194414#1,9850–
194326#1,3980–
194229#1,3150–
194120#1,5860–
194024#1,3950–
193925#1,3560–
193827#1,3090–
193720#1,5750–
193626#1,3250–
193532#1,1920–
193437#1,0910–
193319#1,6410–
193229#1,2850–
193125#1,4260–
193027#1,4250–
192935#1,1930–
192827#1,4460–
192738#1,1770–
192632#1,2940–
192536#1,2000–
192428#1,4550–
192321#1,7500–
192217#2,0370–
192129#1,4110–
192026#1,5020–
191916#2,0570–
191817#1,9950–
191715#2,0880–
19168#3,1670–
191513#2,1760–
191413#1,8650–
19139#2,0880–
19127#2,2600–
19110–0–
19100–0–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19045#1,3900–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Wendall reached #1,039 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #6,786 in 1967. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Wendall

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.