Recorded 1948–1969 Girls' name Peak 1959 17 births

Wendellyn — girls' name

17 babies named Wendellyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s61960s6
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Wendellyn was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wendellyn in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wendellyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Wendellyn between 1948 and 1969, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wendellyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wendellyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Wendellyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wendellyn 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 17 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.

Wendellyn at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

17

Since 1948

22 years of records

Peak year

1959

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1948

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1969

Wendellyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1948

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1959)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 196919591948 5

Wendellyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 35% of Wendellyn's all-time total
1940s51950s61960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wendellyn?
17 babies have been named Wendellyn since 1948. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1959 with 6 births.
When was Wendellyn most popular?
Wendellyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Wendellyn been used?
Wendellyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 22 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Wendellyn?
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, 1948–1969 (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.