Hendel
Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), American politician from New York Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), German naval architect Nechama Hendel (1936–1998), Israeli singer Yoaz Hendel, Israeli military historian, journalist and politician Zvi Hendel, Israeli politician
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Hendel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hendel is a surname, and may refer to:Frank B. Hendel (1892–1973), American politician from New York Friedrich Georg Hendel (1874–1936), Austrian high school director and entomologist Geerd Hendel (1903–1998), German naval architect Nechama Hendel (1936–1998), Israeli singer Yoaz Hendel, Israeli military historian, journalist and politician Zvi Hendel, Israeli politician
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yiddish
The Story of Hendel
American parents first put Hendel on the record books as a baby girl name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 11 Hendels were born — ranking #9,723 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 70% of all recorded Hendels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 84 Hendels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hendel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hendel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Henda
- Hene
- Henye
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About the name Hendel
Hendel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 84 births in the dataset. Hendel's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #9,723. Use the chart and map above to compare Hendel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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