Total births
82
Boys' name · since 1914
Mendell
Mendell has 82 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 82
- total births
- 1914–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Mendell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 82 recorded since 1914.
Mendell has 82 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1978.
- 82 total births
- 1914–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
82 boys have been named Mendell since 1914, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.
- 82
- total births
- 1914–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Mendell was born in this single decade.
1927
Single peak year
7 babies were named Mendell in 1927 - its busiest year on record.
Mendell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mendell's full recorded timeline at 1941, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mendell at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
1927
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Mendell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1978
- Peak year (1927)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Mendell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Mendell's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mendell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mendell? ▼
Since 1914, Social Security records show 82 babies named Mendell. The most recent recorded year was 1978. Its busiest year on record was 1927, with 7 births.
When was Mendell most popular? ▼
Mendell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Mendell been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mendell since 1914 -- 65 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Mendell? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Menachem, Mendel, Menno, Mendy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Mendell
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mendell
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Mendy Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mendell: Baby Name Since 1914 - 82 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mendell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mendell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.