Girls' name · since 1941
Wendelyn
397 babies named Wendelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wendelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 397 have been recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendelyn has been recorded 397 times among girls since 1941, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1986.
- #13,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 397 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendelyn ranks #13,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 397 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wendelyn's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Wendelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wendelyn's full recorded timeline at 1964, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wendelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1986
- Peak year (1954)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Wendelyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (143 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Wendelyn's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Wendelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
143 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 143 births (36% of all-time use).
Wendelyn by state
Where Wendelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 397 births nationwide.
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What to do with Wendelyn's data
- Wendelyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Wendelyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Wendelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1941–1986 (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 Wendelyn 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.