Wendelyn
#12,643 most common girls' name of all time · #20,923 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1941–1986
Rank among girls
#12,643
Rank overall
#20,923 of 105,966
First appeared
1941
Years on the list
36 of 146
All-time
397
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1954 #2,234
Best rank
#2,234 1954
Girls
Boys
peak 24/yr
Wendelyn first appears in 1941. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,289 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,290 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,499 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,767 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,112 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,035 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,234 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,154 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | 12 | #4,696 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | 10 | #5,243 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | 10 | #5,310 |
| 1970 | 21 | — | 21 | #3,165 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | 13 | #4,078 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | 18 | #3,129 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | 17 | #3,158 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | 17 | #3,111 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | 11 | #4,082 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | 11 | #4,232 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | 13 | #3,742 |
| 1962 | 17 | — | 17 | #3,116 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | 13 | #3,728 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | 13 | #3,622 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,872 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,112 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,787 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,087 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,281 |
| 1954 | 24 | — | 24 | #2,234 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,904 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | 11 | #3,505 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | 12 | #3,260 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,895 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,173 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,549 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,293 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,083 |