Girls' name · since 1967
Wendra
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Wendra, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #52,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wendra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Wendra recorded 12 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1971.
- #52,456 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wendra ranks #52,456 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #52,456 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wendra's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wendra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wendra's full recorded timeline at 1971, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wendra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1971
- Peak year (1971)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Wendra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Wendra's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Wendra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wendra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1967–1971 (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 Wendra 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.