Is Wendi a boy or girl name?
Wendi is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Wendi, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 14,522 US babies named Wendi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,192
- Babies named Wendi since 1943
- 14,522
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 844 babies
Boys and girls named Wendi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 944 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 4,502 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 5,946 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,963 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 572 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 372 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,192 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,126 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,379 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,438 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,576 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,812 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,302 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,879 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,122 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,194 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,287 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,258 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,322 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,565 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,471 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,730 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,112 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,330 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,468 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,332 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,960 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,521 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,799 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,972 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,812 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,092 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,733 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,410 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,965 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,817 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,701 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,577 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,382 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,284 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,362 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,170 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 174 | #912 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 165 | #908 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 204 | #784 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 291 | #619 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 329 | #566 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 353 | #535 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 374 | #518 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 409 | #478 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 458 | #447 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 475 | #427 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 563 | #369 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 642 | #339 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 636 | #344 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 706 | #330 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 839 | #317 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 844 | #320 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 732 | #332 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 707 | #327 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 666 | #347 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 500 | #419 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 458 | #442 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 386 | #499 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 305 | #562 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 252 | #637 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 253 | #641 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 243 | #649 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 154 | #828 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 140 | #865 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 141 | #859 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 119 | #928 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,072 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,107 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,177 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,194 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,382 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,432 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,451 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,187 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,057 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,314 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,542 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,562 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,186 |
Highest rank
Wendi has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #317 in 1971. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wendi
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.