Wendall Boy
How popular is Wendall?
#8,906 boy name in 2025
8 baby boys were named Wendall in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
1,484living people named Wendall (est.)
58median age of people named Wendall
2,439babies named Wendall since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Wendall popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,906 for boys (▲ 76 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,486 in 2015, #7,497 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (55 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,025 in 1958 |
| First recorded | 1904 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Wendall counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Wendell family of names ranked #1,643 for boys in 2025 (#1,551 the year before), with 80 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Wendall by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1910s | 98 | #1,771 |
| 1920s | 289 | #1,163 |
| 1930s | 267 | #1,077 |
| 1940s | 234 | #1,298 |
| 1950s | 374 | #1,025 |
| 1960s | 425 | #1,043 |
| 1970s | 229 | #1,418 |
| 1980s | 171 | #2,170 |
| 1990s | 121 | #3,461 |
| 2000s | 94 | #5,581 |
| 2010s | 83 | #5,167 |
| 2020s | 43 | #7,497 |
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Questions
- Is Wendall a boy or girl name?
- Wendall is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wendall were boys.
- How popular is the name Wendall?
- 8 baby boys were named Wendall in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
- When was Wendall most popular?
- Wendall peaked in 1958, when 55 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,025 in 1958.
- How many people are named Wendall?
- 2,439 babies have been named Wendall in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,484 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 58.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.