How Many People Are Named Wendle?
An estimated 59 people in the United States have the first name Wendle. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Wendle peaked in popularity in 1952 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendle 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 Wendle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Wendle is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
- Wendle is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
59
About 1 in 5,809,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1952
9 births
Total Registered
129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendle
Wendle is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 129 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wendle as a male name
Ranked #4,536 in 1967
5 male births in 1967
Peak: 1952 (9 births)
Wendle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendle span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 39 babies were registered. Wendle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wendle by Decade
How has Wendle 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.
Wendle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wendle
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wendle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendle?
We estimate approximately 59 people named Wendle 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 5,809,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendle a common name?
Wendle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendle most popular?
Wendle reached peak popularity in 1952, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendle is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendle a male name?
Wendle is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendle Smith, Wendle Johnson, Wendle 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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