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Wendelyn

100% girls · last recorded 1986

Wendelyn has been given to about 397 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 352
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wendelyn per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1954 · 24
  • Born in 20250
  • All time397

How popular is Wendelyn?

Its best year was 1954, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 2235th. The typical living American called Wendelyn is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Wendelyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gwendolyn0.76
  2. Evelyn0.72
  3. Ethelyn0.72
  4. Madelyn0.64
  5. Adelyn0.64
  6. Katelyn0.55
  7. Jocelyn0.55
  8. Wendy0.54

Middle names for Wendelyn

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

Sibling names for Wendelyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.65
  2. Margosister · 0.63
  3. Gwensister · 0.63
  4. Rockybrother · 0.62
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.61
  6. Jaybrother · 0.59

Where Wendelyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wendelyn Moore0.74
    2. Wendelyn Hill0.74
    3. Wendelyn Hall0.74
    4. Wendelyn Brown0.74
    5. Wendelyn Allen0.73
    6. Wendelyn Adams0.73

    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 Wendelyn

    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.