Girls' name · since 1948
Wendellyn
Wendellyn has 17 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wendellyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendellyn has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1969.
- #48,278 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1948
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendellyn ranks #48,278 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.
- #48,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Wendellyn's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wendellyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wendellyn's full recorded timeline at 1959, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wendellyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1969
- Peak year (1959)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Wendellyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Wendellyn's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Wendellyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Wendellyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wendellyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1948–1969 (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 Wendellyn 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.