Wendel has been given to about 2,147 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1940, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1940, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 965th. The typical living American called Wendel is about 64 years old today.
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.