Is Wendall a boy or girl name?

Wendall is a boy’s name. Of the 2,439 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Wendall

Recorded 1904–2025 · United States

Wendall was most popular in 1958, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,354 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,439 people named Wendall.

Wendall over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wendall’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wendall a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wendall is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 2,439 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org