Wendell — #2051 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Wendell

The Social Security Administration has registered 53,696 babies named Wendell between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wendell currently holds the #2051 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 1,625 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wendell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 9,905 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Wendell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,335 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Wendell in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wendell 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 53,696 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.