How Many People Are Named Wendi?
An estimated 12,706 people in the United States have the first name Wendi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Wendi peaked in popularity in 1970 with 844 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendi 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 Wendi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,706
About 1 in 26,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1970
844 births
Total Registered
14,522
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendi
Wendi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,522 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wendi as a female name
Ranked #10,192 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (844 births)
Wendi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendi span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 5,946 babies were registered. Wendi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wendi by Decade
How has Wendi 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.
Wendi by State
Birth registrations for Wendi span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in South Dakota, Delaware, New Mexico. On average, about 267 Wendis were registered per state.
Wendi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wendi
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wendi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendi?
We estimate approximately 12,706 people named Wendi 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 26,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendi a common name?
Wendi is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,522 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendi most popular?
Wendi reached peak popularity in 1970, when 844 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendi is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendi a female name?
Wendi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendi Smith, Wendi Johnson, Wendi 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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