Total births
12
Girls' name · since 1951
Wendeline
Wendeline has 12 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 12
- total births
- 1951–1955
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
12 girls have been named Wendeline since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Wendeline has 12 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1955.
- 12 total births
- 1951–1955 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Wendeline since 1951, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1955.
- 12
- total births
- 1951–1955
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Wendeline was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
7 babies were named Wendeline in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Wendeline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wendeline's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wendeline at a glance
Last recorded 1955Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1951
Wendeline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1955
- Peak year (1951)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Wendeline by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Wendeline's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Wendeline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wendeline? ▼
Since 1951, Social Security records show 12 babies named Wendeline. The most recent recorded year was 1955. Its busiest year on record was 1951, with 7 births.
When was Wendeline most popular? ▼
Wendeline was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Wendeline been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wendeline since 1951 -- 5 years through the most recent 1955 data.
What names are similar to Wendeline? ▼
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.
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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, 1951–1955 (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. "Wendeline: Baby Name Since 1951 - 12 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wendeline. 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 Wendeline 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.