Wendie vs Wendy

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

Name A

Wendie

Girl name

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Name B

Wendy

Girl name · Rank #1096

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Wendie Wendy
Current Rank Unranked #1096
Total Births (all years) 2,200 262,325
Peak Year 1970 1967
Peak Year Births 89 11,223
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1938 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Wendie Wendy
1910s - 5
1920s - 45
1930s 12 583
1940s 189 8,423
1950s 508 42,675
1960s 607 88,963
1970s 558 74,185
1980s 244 22,268
1990s 59 11,080
2000s 17 9,577
2010s 6 3,371
2020s - 1,150

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wendie 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, 1938–2010.

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