Girls' name · since 1948
Wendee
Wendee has 790 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 790
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wendee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 790 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Wendee recorded 790 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1993.
- #8,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 790 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendee ranks #8,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 790 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 790
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wendee's 790 recorded births place it above 87.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Wendee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wendee's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wendee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1993
- Peak year (1971)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Wendee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (308 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Wendee's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Wendee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 106
1950s
106 births
- 1960s
1960s
277 births
- 1970s
1970s
308 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 308 births (39% of all-time use).
How Wendee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wendee's total volume
Wendee by state
Where Wendee concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| 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% |
94 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Wendee's data
- Wendee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (308 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Wendees (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Wendee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1948–1993 (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 Wendee 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.