Wendy Girl
How popular is Wendy?
#1,341 girl name in 2025
165 baby girls were named Wendy in the US in 2025, making it the 1341st most popular girl name.
238,046living people named Wendy (est.)
57median age of people named Wendy
263,276babies named Wendy since 1880
1 in 20,093US babies born in 2025
Wendy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,341 for girls (▼ 246 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 165 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #941 in 2015, #1,183 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1967 (11,223 girls) |
| Highest rank | #28 in 1970 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Wendy is most popular
Babies named Wendy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (154 girls)
- Utah: 0.2 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- Tennessee: 0.2 per 1,000 (25 girls)
Wendy by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1920s | 45 | #2,255 |
| 1930s | 583 | #450 |
| 1940s | 8,423 | #122 |
| 1950s | 42,675 | #83 |
| 1960s | 88,963 | #29 |
| 1970s | 74,185 | #28 |
| 1980s | 22,268 | #75 |
| 1990s | 11,080 | #206 |
| 2000s | 9,577 | #253 |
| 2010s | 3,371 | #589 |
| 2020s | 1,150 | #1,095 |
Girl names about as popular as Wendy
Questions
- Is Wendy a boy or girl name?
- Wendy is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Wendy were girls.
- How popular is the name Wendy?
- 165 baby girls were named Wendy in the US in 2025, making it the 1341st most popular girl name.
- When was Wendy most popular?
- Wendy peaked in 1967, when 11,223 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #28 in 1970.
- How many people are named Wendy?
- 263,276 babies have been named Wendy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 238,046 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
- Where is Wendy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Wendy was most common in Washington, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.