How Many People Are Named Wendla?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Wendla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Wendla peaked in popularity in 1966 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendla 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 Wendla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wendla is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1966
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendla
Wendla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wendla as a female name
Ranked #6,550 in 1966
6 female births in 1966
Peak: 1966 (6 births)
Wendla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendla span from the 1950s to the 1960s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 6 babies were registered. Wendla remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wendla by Decade
How has Wendla 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.
Wendla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wendla
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wendla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendla?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Wendla 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendla a common name?
Wendla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendla most popular?
Wendla reached peak popularity in 1966, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendla is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendla a female name?
Wendla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendla Smith, Wendla Johnson, Wendla 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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