Wende vs Wendy

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

Name A

Wende

Girl name

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Name B

Wendy

Girl name · Rank #1096

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Wende Wendy
Current Rank Unranked #1096
Total Births (all years) 1,377 262,325
Peak Year 1967 1967
Peak Year Births 139 11,223
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1943 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Wende Wendy
1910s - 5
1920s - 45
1930s - 583
1940s 71 8,423
1950s 314 42,675
1960s 595 88,963
1970s 343 74,185
1980s 49 22,268
1990s 5 11,080
2000s - 9,577
2010s - 3,371
2020s - 1,150

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wende Wendy
2014 - 359
2015 - 288
2016 - 328
2017 - 230
2018 - 273
2019 - 222
2020 - 196
2021 - 196
2022 - 192
2023 - 176
2024 - 225
2025 - 165

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, 1943–1990.

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