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Wendi

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Wendi has been given to about 14,522 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 13,623
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wendi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 844
  • Born in 20250
  • All time14,522

How popular is Wendi?

Its best year was 1970, when 844 babies were given the name, ranking 320th. The typical living American called Wendi is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Wendi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wendy0.79
  2. Kennedi0.68
  3. Heidi0.65
  4. Randi0.62
  5. Windy0.64
  6. Sandi0.62
  7. Mandi0.62
  8. Andi0.62

Middle names for Wendi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wendi Catherine0.84
  2. Wendi Josephine0.84
  3. Wendi Rose0.83
  4. Wendi Marie0.83
  5. Wendi Grace0.83
  6. Wendi Jane0.83

Sibling names for Wendi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.86
  2. Angiesister · 0.82
  3. Troybrother · 0.81
  4. Damonbrother · 0.80
  5. Scottieeither · 0.79
  6. Georginasister · 0.79

Where Wendi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wendi Reyes0.78
    2. Wendi Nguyen0.78
    3. Wendi Moore0.78
    4. Wendi Lee0.78
    5. Wendi Hall0.78
    6. Wendi Green0.78

    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 Wendi

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. 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.