How Many People Are Named Wendall?
An estimated 1,542 people in the United States have the first name Wendall. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Wendall peaked in popularity in 1958 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendall 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 Wendall paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,542
About 1 in 222,279 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1958
55 births
Total Registered
2,431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendall
Wendall is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,431 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Wendall as a male name
Ranked #9,790 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (55 births)
Wendall as a female name
Ranked #6,786 in 1967
6 female births in 1967
Peak: 1967 (6 births)
Wendall: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendall span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 431 babies were registered. Wendall has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wendall by Decade
How has Wendall 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.
Wendall by State
Birth registrations for Wendall span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Iowa. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Maine, Louisiana. On average, about 13 Wendalls were registered per state.
Wendall + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendall as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wendall: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendall?
We estimate approximately 1,542 people named Wendall 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 222,279 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendall a common name?
Wendall is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendall most popular?
Wendall reached peak popularity in 1958, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendall is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendall a male name?
Wendall is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendall Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendall Smith, Wendall Johnson, Wendall 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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