How Many People Are Named Wendee?
An estimated 666 people in the United States have the first name Wendee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Wendee peaked in popularity in 1971 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendee 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 Wendee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
666
About 1 in 514,646 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1971
49 births
Total Registered
790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendee
Wendee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 790 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wendee as a female name
Ranked #15,726 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1971 (49 births)
Wendee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendee span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 308 babies were registered. Wendee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wendee by Decade
How has Wendee 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.
Wendee by State
Birth registrations for Wendee span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Utah. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, Utah. On average, about 24 Wendees were registered per state.
Wendee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wendee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendee?
We estimate approximately 666 people named Wendee 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 514,646 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendee a common name?
Wendee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendee most popular?
Wendee reached peak popularity in 1971, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendee is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendee a female name?
Wendee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendee Smith, Wendee Johnson, Wendee 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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