Wendel
Wendel is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Dutch
- German
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Wendel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wendel is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
- German
- Portuguese
The Story of Wendel
The earliest SSA record of Wendel as a baby boy name dates back to 1911, when 5 babies received it. 1940 was its biggest year on record, with 45 newborns named Wendel — #952 in the national rankings. Wendel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Wendel
Wendel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Wendel's peak popularity came in 1940 when it ranked #952. Use the chart and map above to compare Wendel'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.