Girls' name · since 1928
Wendolyn
1,166 babies named Wendolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,166
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wendolyn currently ranks #11039 among girls' names in America, with 1,166 babies recorded since 1928.
Wendolyn has 1,166 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11039 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #6,758 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,039 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,166 born since 1928
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendolyn ranks #6,758 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,039 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,166 born since 1928, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,166
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wendolyn's 1,166 recorded births place it above 90.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Wendolyn compares
1,166 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wendolyn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wendolyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,166 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Wendolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wendolyn's full recorded timeline at 1974, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wendolyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Wendolyn popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1932 (Wendolyn as boys' name)
Wendolyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (324 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Wendolyn's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Wendolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 69
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
254 births
- 1960s
1960s
324 births
- 1970s
1970s
218 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 324 births (28% of all-time use).
How Wendolyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Wendolyn's total volume
Wendolyn by state
Where Wendolyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 29 | 2.5% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
29 of 1,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Wendolyn's data
- Wendolyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (324 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Wendolyns (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wendolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Wendolyn 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.