Wendalyn — girls' name

What the Data Says About Wendalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Wendalyn between 1949 and 1977, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wendalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wendalyn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wendalyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wendalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 50 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.