Recorded 1948–1993 Girls' name Peak 1971 790 births

Wendee — girls' name

790 babies named Wendee in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s171950s1061960s2771970s3081980s711990s11
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Wendee was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

49 babies were named Wendee in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wendee

The Social Security Administration has registered 790 babies named Wendee between 1948 and 1993, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wendee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wendee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 308 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wendee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Wendee in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wendee 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 790 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.

Wendee at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

790

Since 1948

46 years of records

Peak year

1971

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1948

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1993

Wendee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1948

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1971)
49
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0102030405060 19931982197619701964195819521948 8

Wendee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
308 births that decade — 39% of Wendee's all-time total
1940s171950s1061960s2771970s3081980s711990s11

Wendee by state

Where Wendee concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Wendee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
94 11.9%
#2 Michigan
8 1.0%
#3 Utah
6 0.8%
#4 Washington
5 0.6%
#5 Wisconsin
5 0.6%
California share of Wendee's total US births 11.9%
Even split

94 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wendee?
790 babies have been named Wendee since 1948. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1971 with 49 births.
When was Wendee most popular?
Wendee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 308 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Wendee most popular?
The top states for the name Wendee are California (94 births), Michigan (8 births), Utah (6 births).
How long has the name Wendee been used?
Wendee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 46 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Wendee?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.