Total births
129
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.
- 129
- total births
- 1921–1967
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that 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.
- 129 total births
- 1921–1967 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
129 boys have been named Wendle since 1921, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1967.
- 129
- total births
- 1921–1967
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Wendle was born in this single decade.
1952
Single peak year
9 babies were named Wendle in 1952 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1967Peak year
1952
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Wendle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1967
- Peak year (1952)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Wendle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 39 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wendle? ▼
129 babies have been named Wendle since 1921. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1952 with 9 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Wendle
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wendle: Baby Name Since 1921 - 129 Births, Peak 1952." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wendle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.