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Wendell Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Wendell?

The rare name Wendell was the 1,994th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wendell, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 114, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1940 with 1,625 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Wendell was less than 5, most recently in 1882.

Wendell, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1896-1902, 1903-1915, and 1937-1940, whereas 1940-1945, 1961-1967, 1969-1974, 1993-1996, and 2006-2011 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Wendell popularity headed?

Wendell's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Wendell has been moving downward for a while. however, the number of children named Wendell lately has remained about the same.

The name Wendell is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Wendell has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Wendell (Girl)Wendell (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 73 1,994
2017 < 5 -- 75 1,927
2016 < 5 -- 90 1,736
2015 < 5 -- 76 1,927
2014 < 5 -- 78 1,878
2013 < 5 -- 70 1,985
2012 < 5 -- 72 1,979
2011 < 5 -- 52 2,435
2010 < 5 -- 61 2,183
2009 < 5 -- 73 1,956
2008 < 5 -- 88 1,734
2007 < 5 -- 79 1,844
2006 < 5 -- 96 1,550
2005 < 5 -- 84 1,634
2004 < 5 -- 92 1,483
2003 < 5 -- 90 1,464
2002 < 5 -- 108 1,266
2001 < 5 -- 94 1,366
2000 < 5 -- 99 1,313
1999 < 5 -- 114 1,155
1998 < 5 -- 104 1,196
1997 < 5 -- 116 1,096
1996 < 5 -- 120 1,028
1995 < 5 -- 160 859
1994 < 5 -- 153 871
1993 < 5 -- 186 768
1992 < 5 -- 186 768
1991 < 5 -- 193 734
1990 < 5 -- 222 680
1989 < 5 -- 229 663
1988 < 5 -- 239 615
1987 < 5 -- 212 628
1986 < 5 -- 233 583
1985 < 5 -- 248 562
1984 < 5 -- 257 539
1983 8 8,035 278 504
1982 7 9,211 303 489
1981 < 5 -- 299 484
1980 5 12,114 317 474
1979 < 5 -- 280 499
1978 6 9,729 319 445
1977 5 11,295 291 473
1976 < 5 -- 283 468
1975 6 9,044 323 442
1974 < 5 -- 329 437
1973 < 5 -- 389 393
1972 9 5,947 432 379
1971 < 5 -- 535 346
1970 < 5 -- 537 351
1969 15 3,770 561 327
1968 15 3,606 614 303
1967 15 3,478 667 279
1966 7 5,801 716 276
1965 10 4,486 862 254
1964 20 2,913 1,015 242
1963 13 3,796 1,075 229
1962 21 2,740 1,092 233
1961 14 3,599 1,221 227
1960 11 4,168 1,144 239
1959 21 2,594 1,204 227
1958 11 3,921 1,186 221
1957 14 3,302 1,114 227
1956 9 4,457 1,010 230
1955 12 3,574 965 230
1954 23 2,293 946 228
1953 16 2,808 887 227
1952 7 4,899 879 226
1951 9 4,006 871 221
1950 12 3,230 840 219
1949 11 3,390 713 244
1948 11 3,338 676 247
1947 12 3,235 716 246
1946 12 3,027 613 252
1945 10 3,128 587 229
1944 5 5,229 696 209
1943 6 4,682 810 199
1942 13 2,658 847 187
1941 15 2,269 1,094 157
1940 25 1,589 1,625 114
1939 < 5 -- 596 206
1938 6 4,330 580 213
1937 9 3,139 583 206
1936 < 5 -- 629 196
1935 6 4,188 655 194
1934 < 5 -- 618 199
1933 6 4,207 593 200
1932 5 5,075 650 197
1931 10 2,965 641 203
1930 7 4,027 671 202
1929 10 3,131 640 206
1928 8 3,735 657 207
1927 8 3,861 626 213
1926 < 5 -- 641 215
1925 7 4,417 682 205
1924 < 5 -- 633 214
1923 5 5,720 617 210
1922 9 3,650 600 221
1921 5 5,841 587 227
1920 11 3,087 544 232
1919 < 5 -- 473 242
1918 < 5 -- 519 232
1917 < 5 -- 466 235
1916 < 5 -- 515 213
1915 < 5 -- 491 213
1914 < 5 -- 350 227
1913 9 2,323 243 243
1912 < 5 -- 212 242
1911 < 5 -- 94 270
1910 < 5 -- 69 301
1909 < 5 -- 50 329
1908 < 5 -- 63 271
1907 < 5 -- 42 330
1906 < 5 -- 40 329
1905 < 5 -- 31 383
1904 < 5 -- 32 359
1903 < 5 -- 22 450
1902 < 5 -- 38 316
1901 < 5 -- 18 465
1900 < 5 -- 30 418
1899 < 5 -- 22 401
1898 < 5 -- 23 416
1897 < 5 -- 24 391
1896 < 5 -- 18 498
1895 < 5 -- 23 413
1894 < 5 -- 21 418
1893 < 5 -- 11 648
1892 < 5 -- 21 421
1891 < 5 -- 8 763
1890 < 5 -- 11 628
1889 < 5 -- 5 1,108
1888 < 5 -- 17 481
1887 < 5 -- 8 748
1886 < 5 -- 12 574
1885 < 5 -- 9 695
1884 < 5 -- 11 608
1883 < 5 -- 7 796
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- 8 703
1880 < 5 -- 6 904

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.