Wendell
2 countries#2145 in United States, 2025US
#2145
in United States, 2025
FR
12
total births, France
Total births recorded
54,342
Peak year (United States)
1940
Peak-year count
1,650
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Wendell was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
54,330 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2145 · peaked in 1940 with 1,650 births
Most common in: Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
12 births recorded 1998–2018 · peaked in 1998 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Wendell’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1543 | — |
| 2007 | #1830 | ↓287 |
| 2008 | #1719 | ↑111 |
| 2009 | #1942 | ↓223 |
| 2010 | #2169 | ↓227 |
| 2011 | #2403 | ↓234 |
| 2012 | #1959 | ↑444 |
| 2013 | #1942 | ↑17 |
| 2014 | #1857 | ↑85 |
| 2015 | #1910 | ↓53 |
| 2016 | #1724 | ↑186 |
| 2017 | #1897 | ↓173 |
| 2018 | #1937 | ↓40 |
| 2019 | #1899 | ↑38 |
| 2020 | #2094 | ↓195 |
| 2021 | #1841 | ↑253 |
| 2022 | #1737 | ↑104 |
| 2023 | #1681 | ↑56 |
| 2024 | #2042 | ↓361 |
| 2025 | #2145 | ↓103 |