How Many People Are Named Mendel?
An estimated 2,485 people in the United States have the first name Mendel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Mendel peaked in popularity in 2024 with 108 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mendel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mendel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,485
About 1 in 137,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
108 births
Total Registered
2,850
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mendel
Mendel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,850 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mendel as a male name
Ranked #1,593 in 2024
108 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (108 births)
Mendel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mendel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 675 babies were registered. While Mendel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mendel by Decade
How has Mendel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mendel by State
Birth registrations for Mendel span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, South Carolina. The lowest are in Florida, South Carolina, New Jersey. On average, about 521 Mendels were registered per state.
Mendel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mendel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mendel
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Mendel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mendel?
We estimate approximately 2,485 people named Mendel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 137,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Mendel a common name?
Mendel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,850 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mendel most popular?
Mendel reached peak popularity in 2024, when 108 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mendel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mendel a male name?
Mendel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mendel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mendel Smith, Mendel Johnson, Mendel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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