Wendell
Boy nameWendell has been given to 54,330 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1940.
Meaning & origin
Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel-, "a Wend".
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
54,330
Peak year
1940 (1,650 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -12%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Wendell
Wendell Meredith Stanley
American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)
Wendell Willkie
American lawyer and corporate executive (1892–1944)
Wendell Nascimento Borges
Brazilian footballer
Wendell Pierce
American actor and businessman
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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