Wenceslaus vs Wendell

Side-by-side comparison of Wenceslaus and Wendell - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Wenceslaus

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Name B

Wendell

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Metric Wenceslaus Wendell
Current Rank Unranked #2042
Total Births (all years) 61 53,763
Peak Year 1928 1940
Peak Year Births 11 1,625
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wenceslaus Wendell
1880s - 83
1890s - 182
1900s - 366
1910s 24 3,431
1920s 27 6,226
1930s 10 6,217
1940s - 8,378
1950s - 9,904
1960s - 8,968
1970s - 3,714
1980s - 2,615
1990s - 1,555
2000s - 904
2010s - 731
2020s - 489

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wenceslaus Wendell
2014 - 79
2015 - 76
2016 - 90
2017 - 76
2018 - 76
2019 - 78
2020 - 67
2021 - 84
2022 - 96
2023 - 101
2024 - 74
2025 - 67

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–1939.

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