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Unisex name

Wendelin

66% girls, 34% boys · last recorded 1976

Wendelin has been given to about 559 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 351
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wendelin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1954 · 30
  • Born in 20250
  • All time559

How popular is Wendelin?

Its best year was 1954, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 1948th. The typical living American called Wendelin is about 70 years old today.

Names that sound like Wendelin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Evelin0.72
  2. Wendell0.66
  3. Benjamin0.57
  4. Edwin0.57
  5. Devin0.57
  6. Merlin0.57
  7. Katelin0.57
  8. Westin0.57

Middle names for Wendelin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wendelin Anne0.83
  2. Wendelin Eve0.82
  3. Wendelin Rose0.79
  4. Wendelin Marie0.79
  5. Wendelin Grace0.79
  6. Wendelin Jane0.79

Sibling names for Wendelin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ramonasister · 0.63
  2. Gwensister · 0.63
  3. Lenorasister · 0.62
  4. Louiebrother · 0.60
  5. Otisbrother · 0.59
  6. Rockybrother · 0.57

Where Wendelin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wendelin Reyes0.74
    2. Wendelin Moore0.74
    3. Wendelin Lee0.74
    4. Wendelin Hall0.74
    5. Wendelin Green0.74
    6. Wendelin Brown0.74

    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 Wendelin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    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.