Boys' name · since 1921

Wendle

Wendle has 129 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,783 of 45,481
all-time among boys
129
born since 1921
1950s
peak decade

Wendle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 129 have been recorded since 1921.

Wendle has 129 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1921 to 1967.

  • #15,783 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 129 born since 1921
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendle ranks #15,783 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.

#15,783 of 45,481
all-time among boys
129
born since 1921
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wendle's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Wendle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Wendle's full recorded timeline at 1944, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Wendle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1967

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1952)
9
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
45678910 19211925193619421947195519591967 5

Wendle by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (39 births, 30% of the file).

1950s was Wendle's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Wendle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 39 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wendle? ▼
129 babies have been named Wendle since 1921. All-time, it sits at #15,783 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1952 with 9 births.
Where does Wendle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendle ranks #15,783 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wendle most popular? ▼
Wendle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Wendle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wendle since 1921 -- 47 years through the most recent 1967 data.
What names are similar to Wendle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wendell, Wendall, Wendel, Wendy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Wendle's data

  • Wendle's decade-level peak was the 1950s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wendle

Nearby Names Like Wendle

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wendle

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Wendy Boy
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Names with a similar number of total births

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Fumio
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Hisashi
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Norah
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wendle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1921–1967 (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 Wendle 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.