Is Wendy a boy or girl name?
Wendy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 224 girls and 0 boys were named Wendy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 263,112 US babies named Wendy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,097
- Babies named Wendy since 1918
- 263,112
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 11,258 babies
Boys and girls named Wendy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 583 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 8,423 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 111 | 42,675 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 249 | 88,964 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 296 | 74,186 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 158 | 22,269 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 92 | 11,079 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 35 | 9,577 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 5 | 3,371 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 984 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,097 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,301 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,255 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,214 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,187 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,107 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 273 | #970 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,101 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 328 | #860 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 288 | #944 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 359 | #782 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 395 | #707 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 359 | #769 |
| 2011 | 5 | #14,239 | 419 | #676 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 498 | #591 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 600 | #504 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 688 | #461 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 864 | #382 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,935 | 930 | #355 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 901 | #350 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,897 | 1,039 | #308 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,842 | 1,087 | #286 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,209 | #261 |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,306 | 1,255 | #253 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,381 | 1,004 | #317 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,860 | 899 | #337 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 867 | #339 |
| 1997 | 6 | #9,219 | 907 | #321 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,965 | 969 | #297 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,968 | 1,039 | #265 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,950 | 1,131 | #246 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,440 | 1,258 | #219 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,269 | #222 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,824 | 1,343 | #216 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,770 | 1,397 | #206 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,323 | 1,341 | #198 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,770 | 1,292 | #203 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,331 | 1,356 | #200 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,426 | 1,517 | #177 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,213 | 1,781 | #162 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,534 | 2,024 | #146 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,877 | 2,388 | #125 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,968 | 2,821 | #105 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,203 | 3,608 | #90 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,614 | 4,141 | #75 |
| 1979 | 26 | #2,046 | 4,500 | #64 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,664 | 4,918 | #56 |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,858 | 5,764 | #49 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,826 | 6,464 | #39 |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,702 | 7,473 | #33 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,745 | 7,564 | #32 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,653 | 7,811 | #29 |
| 1972 | 34 | #1,471 | 8,529 | #29 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,493 | 10,063 | #29 |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,296 | 11,100 | #28 |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,602 | 10,624 | #29 |
| 1968 | 26 | #1,572 | 10,710 | #31 |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,273 | 11,222 | #32 |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,371 | 9,515 | #41 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,594 | 10,481 | #39 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,699 | 8,077 | #55 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,790 | 7,333 | #60 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,712 | 6,979 | #64 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,237 | 7,152 | #61 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,811 | 6,871 | #63 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,407 | 5,713 | #83 |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,024 | 4,484 | #107 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,016 | 4,700 | #101 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,359 | 4,861 | #95 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,429 | 4,955 | #90 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,168 | 4,415 | #95 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,525 | 3,616 | #110 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,720 | 3,556 | #105 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,236 | 3,345 | #110 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,764 | 3,030 | #114 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 2,612 | #122 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,517 | #182 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,249 | 974 | #241 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 762 | #262 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 575 | #290 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 447 | #321 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 455 | #331 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 481 | #317 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 346 | #359 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 254 | #428 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 222 | #451 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 130 | #602 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 80 | #767 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 67 | #826 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,447 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,919 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,865 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,825 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,219 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,106 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,674 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,415 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,336 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,631 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,445 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,562 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wendy reached #1,273 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #28 in 1970. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wendy
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.