How Many People Are Named Wendy Burris?

There are approximately 19 people named Wendy Burris living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 18,039,702 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Wendy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Burris. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 18,039,702 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Wendy

Last Name

Burris

Wendy: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Wendy. The peak year was 1967 with 11,258 births. The average person named Wendy today is 54 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Wendy

In the 2020 Census, the first name Wendy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (72.75%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.42%) and Black (4.43%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Wendy in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Wendy rose or fell over time.

White

72.75%

Black

4.43%

Hispanic

16.42%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.80%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.42%

Two or More Races

2.18%

Ancestry of the Burris Surname

The surname Burris was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Burris in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

71.57%

Black

17.57%

Hispanic

3.25%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.61%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.51%

Two or More Races

5.48%

How we calculated this

The first name "Wendy" has an estimated frequency of 0.0645% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Burris" appears at a rate of 8.45 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Wendy are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 19 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Wendy

Wendy Smith Wendy Johnson Wendy Williams Wendy Brown Wendy Jones Wendy Garcia Wendy Matthews Wendy Chang

Other people with the surname Burris

Michael Burris James Burris John Burris David Burris Robert Burris William Burris

Wendy Burris: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Wendy Burris?

We estimate approximately 19 people named Wendy Burris are alive in the United States today. The first name Wendy is shared by 220,971 Americans, and the surname Burris is shared by 28,977.

How rare is the name Wendy Burris?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 18,039,702 Americans. The first name Wendy is common and the surname Burris is uncommon.

Is Wendy a male or female name?

Wendy is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1967 and the average bearer today is 54 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Wendy?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Wendy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (72.75%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.42%) and Black (4.43%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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