How Many People Are Named Wendel?
An estimated 1,238 people in the United States have the first name Wendel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Wendel peaked in popularity in 1940 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendel 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 Wendel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,238
About 1 in 276,861 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1940
45 births
Total Registered
2,142
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendel
Wendel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,142 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wendel as a male name
Ranked #9,791 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1940 (45 births)
Wendel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 344 babies were registered. Wendel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wendel by Decade
How has Wendel 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.
Wendel by State
Birth registrations for Wendel span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan. On average, about 15 Wendels were registered per state.
Wendel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wendel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendel?
We estimate approximately 1,238 people named Wendel 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 276,861 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendel a common name?
Wendel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,142 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendel most popular?
Wendel reached peak popularity in 1940, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendel is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendel a male name?
Wendel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendel Smith, Wendel Johnson, Wendel 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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