Total births
50
Girls' name · since 1949
Wendalyn
50 babies named Wendalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 50
- total births
- 1949–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Wendalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 50 recorded since 1949.
Wendalyn has 50 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1949 to 1977.
- 50 total births
- 1949–1977 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
50 girls have been named Wendalyn since 1949, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1977.
- 50
- total births
- 1949–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Wendalyn was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
9 babies were named Wendalyn in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
Wendalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wendalyn's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wendalyn at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Wendalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1977
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Wendalyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Wendalyn's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Wendalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wendalyn? ▼
50 babies have been named Wendalyn since 1949. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
When was Wendalyn most popular? ▼
Wendalyn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Wendalyn been used? ▼
Records for Wendalyn go back to 1949, giving 29 years of history through 1977.
What names are similar to Wendalyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wendy, Wendi, Wendie, Wende, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Wendalyn
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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, 1949–1977 (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. "Wendalyn: Baby Name Since 1949 - 50 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wendalyn. 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 Wendalyn 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.