How Many People Are Named Wetzel?
people named Wetzel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,603,030 people in the US has this name
Based on 181 babies named Wetzel in Social Security records from 1916 to 1965, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of WERNER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Wetzel in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wetzel alive today is about 73 years old, and 100% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wetzel first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 1928, to 11 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1965.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 1965
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wetzel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wetzel were born in West Virginia than in any other state: about 18 of those alive today.
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