How Many People Are Named Wendel?
people named Wendel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 296,946 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,147 babies named Wendel in Social Security records from 1911 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
45 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element Wandal meaning "a Vandal". The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who invaded Spain and North Africa in the 5th century. The tribal name was later applied to other groups such as the Wends, a Slavic people living between the Elbe and the Oder.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Wendel in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wendel alive today is about 54 years old, and 47% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 42 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wendel first appears in the records in 1911 and was given most often in 1940, to 45 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1911 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wendel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #965, in 1940. In 2025 it ranked #13,787.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,787 |
| Best rank | #965 (1940) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,305 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wendel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wendel were born in Texas than in any other state: about 53 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wendel was given about 9.8 times as often in Texas.
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