Wendall
Wendall was the 9649th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1039th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,647 places. More babies were named Wendall in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,649 boys, down 1,633 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195855 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,439babies recorded
Wendall popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1967.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,649 | 8 |
| 2020 | #8,016 | 10 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #5,900 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,599 | 17 |
| 1980 | #2,828 | 17 |
| 1970 | #1,613 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,228 | 42 |
| 1950 | #1,432 | 27 |
| 1940 | #1,395 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1920 | #1,502 | 26 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Wendall, counting every spelling?
Wendall has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Wendall?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wendall (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wendall 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wendall.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wendall?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Wendall are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 38 and 67. That makes Wendall a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wendall: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wendall, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wendall
How popular is the name Wendall?
Wendall was the 9649th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 1039th with 55 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,647 places. More babies were named Wendall in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Wendall a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wendall in the US.