Recorded 1934–1944 Boys' name Peak 1934 11 births

Wendyl — boys' name

11 babies named Wendyl in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s5
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Wendyl was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wendyl in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wendyl

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Wendyl between 1934 and 1944, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wendyl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wendyl performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wendyl shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wendyl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wendyl in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wendyl at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

11

Since 1934

11 years of records

Peak year

1934

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1934

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1944

Wendyl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1934

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1934)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 19441934 6

Wendyl by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 55% of Wendyl's all-time total
1930s61940s5

Wendyl by state

Where Wendyl concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wendyl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
10 90.9%
Oklahoma share of Wendyl's total US births 90.9%

10 of 11 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wendyl?
11 babies have been named Wendyl since 1934. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1934 with 6 births.
When was Wendyl most popular?
Wendyl was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Wendyl most popular?
The top states for the name Wendyl are Oklahoma (10 births).
How long has the name Wendyl been used?
Wendyl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 11 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Wendyl?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1934–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.