Recorded 1959–1961 Boys' name Peak 1959 12 births

Zendell — boys' name

12 babies named Zendell in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s5
1950s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Zendell was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zendell in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zendell

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Zendell between 1959 and 1961, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zendell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zendell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zendell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zendell 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 12 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.

Zendell at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

12

Since 1959

3 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1959

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1961

Zendell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1959

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19611959 7

Zendell by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
7 births that decade — 58% of Zendell's all-time total
1950s71960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zendell?
12 babies have been named Zendell since 1959. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Zendell most popular?
Zendell was most popular in the 1950s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Zendell been used?
Zendell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 3 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Zendell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zen, Zeno, Zenon, Zenas, 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, 1959–1961 (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.