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Wendall

100% boys · 8 born in 2025

Wendall has been given to about 2,439 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,652
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wendall per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1958 · 55
  • Born in 20258
  • All time2,439

How popular is Wendall?

Its best year was 1958, when 55 babies were given the name, ranking 1039th. The typical living American called Wendall is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Wendall

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kendall0.88
  2. Wendell0.81
  3. Randall0.69
  4. Kendell0.69
  5. Kentrell0.51
  6. Randell0.49
  7. Wardell0.49

Middle names for Wendall

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wendall John0.77
  2. Wendall Dean0.76
  3. Wendall Bryce0.76
  4. Wendall Ross0.76
  5. Wendall Quinn0.76
  6. Wendall Neal0.76

Sibling names for Wendall

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.80
  2. Ramonasister · 0.79
  3. Rudybrother · 0.78
  4. Lionelbrother · 0.78
  5. Ruthiesister · 0.78
  6. Frankieeither · 0.78

Where Wendall is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wendall Anderson0.74
    2. Wendall Reyes0.72
    3. Wendall Nguyen0.72
    4. Wendall Moore0.72
    5. Wendall Green0.72
    6. Wendall Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Wendall

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.