How Many People Are Named Wendye?
An estimated 23 people in the United States have the first name Wendye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Wendye peaked in popularity in 1970 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wendye 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 Wendye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wendye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
23
About 1 in 14,902,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1970
7 births
Total Registered
28
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wendye
Wendye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wendye as a female name
Ranked #7,060 in 1970
7 female births in 1970
Peak: 1970 (7 births)
Wendye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wendye span from the 1950s to the 1970s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 15 babies were registered. While Wendye is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wendye by Decade
How has Wendye 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.
Wendye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wendye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wendye
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wendye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wendye?
We estimate approximately 23 people named Wendye 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 14,902,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Wendye a common name?
Wendye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 42.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wendye most popular?
Wendye reached peak popularity in 1970, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wendye is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wendye a female name?
Wendye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wendye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wendye Smith, Wendye Johnson, Wendye 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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