Is Wendel a boy or girl name?

Wendel is a boy’s name. Of the 2,147 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Wendel

Recorded 1911–2025 · United States

Wendel was most popular in 1940, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,963 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,147 people named Wendel.

Wendel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wendel’s peak in 1940. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wendel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wendel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,147 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Wendel

Where Wendel is most concentrated

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

Texas 7.5×

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