Is Wende a boy or girl name?

Wende is a girl’s name. Of the 1,377 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Wende

Recorded 1943–1990 · United States

Wende was most popular in 1967, when 139 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,456 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,377 people named Wende.

Wende over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wende’s peak in 1967. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wende a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wende is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,377 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Wende

Where Wende is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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