Boys' name · since 1904
Wendall
Wendall has 2,433 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,945 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,433
- born since 1904
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,433 babies have been named Wendall since 1904, making it today's #8945 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Wendall recorded 2,433 times among boys since 1904, holding rank #8945 nationally today, ahead of 36% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #2,922 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,945 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,433 born since 1904
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendall ranks #2,922 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,945 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,433 born since 1904, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,945 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,433
- born since 1904
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wendall's 2,433 recorded births place it above 93.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Wendall compares
2,433 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wendall's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wendall | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,433 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wendall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wendall splits its recorded history at 1967: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wendall popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Wendall popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1967 (Wendall as girls' name)
Wendall by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (425 births, 17% of the file).
1960s was Wendall's strongest decade.
425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Wendall births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 98
1910s
98 births
- 1920s
1920s
289 births
- 1930s
1930s
267 births
- 1940s
1940s
234 births
- 1950s
1950s
374 births
- 1960s
1960s
425 births
- 1970s
1970s
229 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 94
2000s
94 births
- 2010s 83
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 425 births (17% of all-time use).
How Wendall compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wendall's total volume
Wendall by state
Where Wendall concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #5 | California | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.4% |
24 of 2,433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Wendall appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wendall's data
- Wendall's decade-level peak was the 1960s (425 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Wendalls (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wendall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1904–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Wendall 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 August 2026.