Total births
194
Boys' name · since 1918
Wendal
194 babies named Wendal in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 194
- total births
- 1918–1987
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
Wendal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 194 recorded since 1918.
Wendal has 194 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1987.
- 194 total births
- 1918–1987 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
194 boys have been named Wendal since 1918, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1987.
- 194
- total births
- 1918–1987
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Wendal was born in this single decade.
1955
Single peak year
11 babies were named Wendal in 1955 - its busiest year on record.
Wendal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wendal splits its recorded history at 1953: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wendal at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1955
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Wendal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1987
- Peak year (1955)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Wendal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Wendal's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Wendal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 51 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wendal? ▼
Wendal has been given to 194 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 11 babies were born in 1955, its single highest year.
When was Wendal most popular? ▼
Wendal was most popular in the 1960s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Wendal been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wendal since 1918 -- 70 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Wendal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wendell, Wendall, Wendel, Wendy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Wendal's data
- Wendal's decade-level peak was the 1960s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1918–1987 (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. "Wendal: Baby Name Since 1918 - 194 Births, Peak 1955." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wendal. 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 Wendal 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 July 2026.