How Many People Are Named Wendal?
An estimated 98 people in the United States have the first name Wendal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Wendal peaked in popularity in 1955 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendal 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 Wendal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Wendal is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
- Wendal is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
98
About 1 in 3,497,493 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1955
11 births
Total Registered
194
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendal
Wendal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 194 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wendal as a male name
Ranked #8,104 in 1987
5 male births in 1987
Peak: 1955 (11 births)
Wendal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendal span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 51 babies were registered. Wendal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wendal by Decade
How has Wendal 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.
Wendal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wendal
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wendal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendal?
We estimate approximately 98 people named Wendal 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 3,497,493 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendal a common name?
Wendal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 194 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendal most popular?
Wendal reached peak popularity in 1955, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendal is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendal a male name?
Wendal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendal Smith, Wendal Johnson, Wendal 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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