Wendell is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Wendell means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Wendell across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Wendell has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Wendell is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “wanderer, of the Wends”. From a Germanic name referring to the Wendish people.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 54,330 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Wendell per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1940 (1,650/yr).
Wendell has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1940, when it ranked #265 nationally (given to 1,650 babies that year).
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