Unisex name · since 1946
Wendelin
369 babies named Wendelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wendelin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 369 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Wendelin recorded 369 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1976.
- #14,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 369 born since 1946
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendelin ranks #14,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 369 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wendelin's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Wendelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wendelin splits its recorded history at 1960: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wendelin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1976
- Peak year (1954)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Wendelin popularity over time - boys
190 total births recorded since 1912 (Wendelin as boys' name)
Wendelin by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (207 births, 56% of the file).
1950s was Wendelin's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Wendelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
207 births
- 1960s
1960s
113 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 207 births (56% of all-time use).
Wendelin by state
Where Wendelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 369 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wendelin's data
- Wendelin's decade-level peak was the 1950s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Wendelins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wendelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1946–1976 (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 Wendelin 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.