Wen

Where Wen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Wen.

Wen through the years
  1. 1981
    First appearance
    #6,262 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2001
    Peak, #6,013
    11 babies named Wen, the most in any year.
  3. 2005
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #11,472.
  4. 2019
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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