How Many People Are Named Wendella?
An estimated 35 people in the United States have the first name Wendella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Wendella peaked in popularity in 1965 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendella 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 Wendella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wendella is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
35
About 1 in 9,792,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1965
7 births
Total Registered
41
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendella
Wendella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 41 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wendella as a female name
Ranked #10,875 in 1986
6 female births in 1986
Peak: 1965 (7 births)
Wendella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendella span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 17 babies were registered. While Wendella is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wendella by Decade
How has Wendella 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.
Wendella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wendella
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wendella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendella?
We estimate approximately 35 people named Wendella 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 9,792,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendella a common name?
Wendella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendella most popular?
Wendella reached peak popularity in 1965, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendella is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendella a female name?
Wendella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendella Smith, Wendella Johnson, Wendella 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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