How Many People Are Named Wendie?
An estimated 1,759 people in the United States have the first name Wendie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Wendie peaked in popularity in 1970 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendie 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 Wendie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,759
About 1 in 194,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1970
89 births
Total Registered
2,200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendie
Wendie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,200 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wendie as a female name
Ranked #16,884 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1970 (89 births)
Wendie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendie span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 607 babies were registered. Wendie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wendie by Decade
How has Wendie 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.
Wendie by State
Birth registrations for Wendie span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Florida, Montana, Washington. On average, about 52 Wendies were registered per state.
Wendie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wendie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendie?
We estimate approximately 1,759 people named Wendie 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 194,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendie a common name?
Wendie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendie most popular?
Wendie reached peak popularity in 1970, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendie is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendie a female name?
Wendie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendie Smith, Wendie Johnson, Wendie 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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