Is Wendell a boy or girl name?
Wendell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 73 boys were named Wendell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1% of the 54,263 US babies named Wendell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,068
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wendell since 1880
- 54,263
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 1,650 babies
Boys and girls named Wendell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 366 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,431 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 6,226 | 63 | 1% |
| 1930s | 6,217 | 49 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 8,378 | 120 | 1.4% |
| 1950s | 9,905 | 134 | 1.3% |
| 1960s | 8,967 | 141 | 1.5% |
| 1970s | 3,715 | 26 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 2,616 | 20 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 1,555 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 904 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 731 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 420 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 96 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,914 | 5 | #17,835 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 79 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,436 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 73 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 96 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 93 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 108 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 94 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 99 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 104 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 120 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 160 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 153 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 186 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 186 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 193 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 222 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 229 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 239 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 213 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 233 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 248 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 257 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 277 | #506 | 8 | #8,033 |
| 1982 | 303 | #488 | 7 | #9,218 |
| 1981 | 300 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 317 | #474 | 5 | #12,117 |
| 1979 | 279 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 319 | #445 | 6 | #9,728 |
| 1977 | 289 | #474 | 5 | #11,302 |
| 1976 | 283 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 323 | #442 | 6 | #9,044 |
| 1974 | 329 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 389 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 432 | #379 | 9 | #5,949 |
| 1971 | 535 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 537 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 561 | #327 | 15 | #3,771 |
| 1968 | 615 | #303 | 15 | #3,607 |
| 1967 | 666 | #279 | 15 | #3,478 |
| 1966 | 716 | #276 | 7 | #5,802 |
| 1965 | 862 | #254 | 10 | #4,486 |
| 1964 | 1,014 | #242 | 20 | #2,914 |
| 1963 | 1,075 | #228 | 13 | #3,798 |
| 1962 | 1,092 | #233 | 21 | #2,739 |
| 1961 | 1,220 | #227 | 14 | #3,601 |
| 1960 | 1,146 | #238 | 11 | #4,172 |
| 1959 | 1,201 | #228 | 21 | #2,596 |
| 1958 | 1,189 | #220 | 11 | #3,918 |
| 1957 | 1,113 | #227 | 14 | #3,301 |
| 1956 | 1,013 | #230 | 9 | #4,461 |
| 1955 | 966 | #229 | 12 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 945 | #229 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1953 | 886 | #227 | 16 | #2,808 |
| 1952 | 879 | #225 | 7 | #4,899 |
| 1951 | 871 | #221 | 9 | #4,006 |
| 1950 | 842 | #218 | 12 | #3,230 |
| 1949 | 712 | #244 | 11 | #3,391 |
| 1948 | 676 | #247 | 11 | #3,343 |
| 1947 | 716 | #246 | 12 | #3,235 |
| 1946 | 613 | #252 | 12 | #3,027 |
| 1945 | 587 | #229 | 10 | #3,127 |
| 1944 | 697 | #209 | 5 | #5,228 |
| 1943 | 812 | #199 | 6 | #4,682 |
| 1942 | 846 | #187 | 13 | #2,657 |
| 1941 | 1,094 | #157 | 15 | #2,268 |
| 1940 | 1,625 | #114 | 25 | #1,589 |
| 1939 | 596 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 580 | #212 | 6 | #4,330 |
| 1937 | 583 | #206 | 9 | #3,140 |
| 1936 | 629 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 655 | #194 | 6 | #4,189 |
| 1934 | 618 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 593 | #200 | 6 | #4,207 |
| 1932 | 650 | #197 | 5 | #5,075 |
| 1931 | 641 | #203 | 10 | #2,966 |
| 1930 | 672 | #202 | 7 | #4,029 |
| 1929 | 639 | #206 | 10 | #3,131 |
| 1928 | 658 | #206 | 8 | #3,736 |
| 1927 | 626 | #213 | 8 | #3,861 |
| 1926 | 640 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 682 | #205 | 7 | #4,417 |
| 1924 | 633 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 617 | #210 | 5 | #5,720 |
| 1922 | 600 | #221 | 9 | #3,650 |
| 1921 | 587 | #227 | 5 | #5,841 |
| 1920 | 544 | #232 | 11 | #3,087 |
| 1919 | 473 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 519 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 466 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 515 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 490 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 350 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 243 | #243 | 9 | #2,323 |
| 1912 | 212 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 94 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 69 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 50 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 63 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 42 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 40 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 31 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 32 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 22 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 38 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 18 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 30 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 22 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 23 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 24 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 18 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 23 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 21 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 21 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 11 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 17 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #904 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wendell reached #114 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #1,589 in 1940. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wendell
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.