Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1954
Wendye
Wendye has 28 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 28
- total births
- 1954–1970
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
28 girls have been named Wendye since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Wendye has 28 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1954 to 1970.
- 28 total births
- 1954–1970 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Wendye since 1954, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1970.
- 28
- total births
- 1954–1970
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Wendye was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
7 babies were named Wendye in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
Wendye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wendye's full recorded timeline at 1966, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wendye at a glance
Last recorded 1970Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1954
Wendye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1970
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Wendye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Wendye's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Wendye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wendye? ▼
28 babies have been named Wendye since 1954. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1970 with 7 births.
When was Wendye most popular? ▼
Wendye was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Wendye been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wendye since 1954 -- 17 years through the most recent 1970 data.
What names are similar to Wendye? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wendy, Wendi, Wendie, Wende, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Wendye's data
- Wendye's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1970s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Wendye
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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, 1954–1970 (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. "Wendye: Baby Name Since 1954 - 28 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wendye. 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 Wendye 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.