Mendel
Mendel was the 1846th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1526th; the most babies were born in 2024 (114). Over the last ten years it has moved up 19 places. More babies were named Mendel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,846 boys, down 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024114 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,942babies recorded
Mendel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,846 | 86 |
| 2020 | #1,785 | 85 |
| 2010 | #1,995 | 69 |
| 2000 | #2,659 | 35 |
| 1990 | #2,595 | 26 |
| 1980 | #2,913 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,700 | 13 |
| 1960 | #1,957 | 18 |
| 1950 | #2,168 | 13 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,868 | 6 |
| 1920 | #3,125 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mendel, counting every spelling?
Mendel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mendel?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mendel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mendel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mendel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mendel?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Mendel are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 33. That makes Mendel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mendel by state
How common Mendel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (16.6×), New Jersey (2.0×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Mendel
How popular is the name Mendel?
Mendel was the 1846th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1526th; the most babies were born in 2024 (114). Over the last ten years it has moved up 19 places. More babies were named Mendel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mendel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mendel in the US.
Where is Mendel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mendel was most common in New York (0.89 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Florida.