Wendy
#1,341 for girls in 2025, 165 births · Last seen for boys in 2011 at #12,287
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1970 · 11,100 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 262,325since 1918
Wendy over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,341 | 165 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,095 | 225 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,300 | 176 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,251 | 192 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,211 | 196 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,183 | 196 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,103 | 222 | — | |
| 2018 | #968 | 273 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,098 | 230 | — | |
| 2016 | #858 | 328 | — | |
| 2015 | #941 | 288 | — | |
| 2014 | #780 | 359 | — | |
| 2013 | #707 | 395 | — | |
| 2012 | #768 | 359 | — | |
| 2011 | #674 | 419 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #589 | 498 | — | |
| 2009 | #503 | 600 | — | |
| 2008 | #460 | 688 | — | |
| 2007 | #381 | 864 | — | |
| 2006 | #355 | 930 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #350 | 901 | — | |
| 2004 | #307 | 1,039 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #286 | 1,087 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #261 | 1,209 | — | |
| 2001 | #253 | 1,255 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #316 | 1,004 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #337 | 899 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #339 | 867 | — | |
| 1997 | #321 | 907 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #297 | 969 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #265 | 1,039 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #244 | 1,131 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #218 | 1,259 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #222 | 1,269 | — | |
| 1991 | #216 | 1,343 | #2,753 | 24 |
| 1990 | #206 | 1,397 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #198 | 1,341 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #202 | 1,292 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #200 | 1,356 | #3,201 | 15 |
| 1986 | #177 | 1,517 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #161 | 1,781 | #3,070 | 15 |
| 1984 | #146 | 2,024 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #125 | 2,388 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #105 | 2,820 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #90 | 3,608 | #2,138 | 24 |
| 1980 | #75 | 4,141 | #2,536 | 19 |
| 1979 | #64 | 4,500 | #1,991 | 26 |
| 1978 | #56 | 4,918 | #2,568 | 17 |
| 1977 | #49 | 5,764 | #1,823 | 28 |
| 1976 | #39 | 6,464 | #1,781 | 28 |
| 1975 | #33 | 7,473 | #1,658 | 30 |
| 1974 | #32 | 7,564 | #1,692 | 28 |
| 1973 | #29 | 7,810 | #1,612 | 29 |
| 1972 | #29 | 8,529 | #1,453 | 34 |
| 1971 | #29 | 10,063 | #1,466 | 34 |
| 1970 | #28 | 11,100 | #1,278 | 42 |
| 1969 | #29 | 10,624 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1968 | #31 | 10,709 | #1,544 | 26 |
| 1967 | #32 | 11,223 | #1,253 | 36 |
| 1966 | #41 | 9,516 | #1,345 | 32 |
| 1965 | #39 | 10,481 | #1,559 | 25 |
| 1964 | #55 | 8,076 | #1,655 | 23 |
| 1963 | #60 | 7,333 | #1,744 | 21 |
| 1962 | #64 | 6,977 | #1,669 | 23 |
| 1961 | #61 | 7,154 | #2,148 | 15 |
| 1960 | #63 | 6,870 | #1,772 | 21 |
| 1959 | #83 | 5,712 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #107 | 4,485 | #1,953 | 17 |
| 1957 | #101 | 4,700 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1956 | #95 | 4,861 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #90 | 4,955 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #95 | 4,415 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #110 | 3,616 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #105 | 3,556 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #109 | 3,345 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #114 | 3,030 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #122 | 2,612 | — | |
| 1948 | #182 | 1,517 | — | |
| 1947 | #241 | 974 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #262 | 762 | — | |
| 1945 | #290 | 575 | — | |
| 1944 | #319 | 447 | — | |
| 1943 | #331 | 455 | — | |
| 1942 | #317 | 481 | — | |
| 1941 | #358 | 346 | — | |
| 1940 | #427 | 254 | — | |
| 1939 | #450 | 222 | — | |
| 1938 | #602 | 130 | — | |
| 1937 | #761 | 80 | — | |
| 1936 | #818 | 67 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,418 | 27 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
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| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | — | |
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| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | — | |
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| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Wendy! It came in at #4,809, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1920, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Wendy is popular in 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#4 · 1 in 54
- Vermont#9 · 1 in 57
- New Hampshire#9 · 1 in 63
- Hawaii#11 · 1 in 80
- Idaho#12 · 1 in 78
Best ever in a state: #3 in Utah, 1965.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #4 | 162 | 1 in 54 |
| New Hampshire | #9 | 74 | 1 in 63 |
| Vermont | #9 | 50 | 1 in 57 |
| Hawaii | #11 | 61 | 1 in 80 |
| Idaho | #12 | 56 | 1 in 78 |
| Montana | #12 | 53 | 1 in 85 |
| Alaska | #15 | 27 | 1 in 80 |
| Maine | #17 | 88 | 1 in 88 |
| North Carolina | #20 | 381 | 1 in 104 |
| Oregon | #21 | 117 | 1 in 113 |
| Connecticut | #25 | 206 | 1 in 107 |
| Washington | #25 | 174 | 1 in 123 |
| Wisconsin | #25 | 352 | 1 in 101 |
| Michigan | #26 | 613 | 1 in 120 |
| Minnesota | #26 | 259 | 1 in 113 |
| California | #32 | 972 | 1 in 158 |
| Wyoming | #33 | 17 | 1 in 101 |
| Pennsylvania | #34 | 651 | 1 in 138 |
| Iowa | #35 | 160 | 1 in 132 |
| Massachusetts | #35 | 335 | 1 in 134 |
| Virginia | #35 | 220 | 1 in 156 |
| Colorado | #37 | 99 | 1 in 153 |
| Alabama | #38 | 157 | 1 in 176 |
| Nevada | #38 | 23 | 1 in 127 |
| Maryland | #39 | 187 | 1 in 146 |
| South Carolina | #39 | 125 | 1 in 170 |
| Louisiana | #41 | 180 | 1 in 178 |
| Florida | #42 | 236 | 1 in 182 |
| New Jersey | #42 | 307 | 1 in 168 |
| New York | #42 | 857 | 1 in 170 |
| Georgia | #43 | 198 | 1 in 195 |
| Delaware | #45 | 24 | 1 in 156 |
| Ohio | #45 | 475 | 1 in 179 |
| Arizona | #47 | 65 | 1 in 197 |
| Rhode Island | #48 | 41 | 1 in 170 |
| Nebraska | #52 | 53 | 1 in 200 |
| Illinois | #55 | 397 | 1 in 222 |
| Indiana | #58 | 171 | 1 in 246 |
| District of Columbia | #62 | 48 | 1 in 229 |
| Tennessee | #64 | 113 | 1 in 268 |
| South Dakota | #66 | 21 | 1 in 225 |
| West Virginia | #69 | 49 | 1 in 257 |
| Missouri | #72 | 112 | 1 in 309 |
| North Dakota | #73 | 19 | 1 in 244 |
| Kansas | #75 | 49 | 1 in 292 |
| Texas | #76 | 269 | 1 in 342 |
| Oklahoma | #78 | 51 | 1 in 307 |
| Arkansas | #97 | 34 | 1 in 410 |
| Mississippi | #98 | 50 | 1 in 390 |
| Kentucky | #100 | 56 | 1 in 443 |
| New Mexico | #108 | 22 | 1 in 395 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Wendy
- 246 spots since 2024 (#1,095 → #1,341)
- 158 spots since 2020 (#1,183 → #1,341)
- 400 spots since 2015 (#941 → #1,341)
- Biggest jump: 600 spots in 1936 (#1,418 → #818)
- Biggest drop: 240 spots in 2017 (#858 → #1,098)
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1970 at #28 (11,100 births)
- Births halved by 1978, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1959–1981
- Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1936–2016
- Highest: 1 in 147 girls born in 1967 were named Wendy (0.68%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,741 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #28 in 1970, was only 1 in 157 (0.63%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 33.9% of all girls named Wendy (88,963) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,809 (1918) | #4,809 |
| 1920s | 45 | #2,256 (1927) | #3,550 |
| 1930s | 583 | #450 (1939) | #1,712 |
| 1940s | 8,423 | #122 (1949) | #285 |
| 1950s | 42,675 | #83 (1959) | #101 |
| 1960s | 88,963 | #29 (1969) | #48 |
| 1970s | 74,185 | #28 (1970) | #39 |
| 1980s | 22,268 | #75 (1980) | #148 |
| 1990s | 11,080 | #206 (1990) | #267 |
| 2000s | 9,577 | #253 (2001) | #347 |
| 2010s | 3,371 | #589 (2010) | #849 |
| 2020s | 1,150 | #1,095 (2024) | #1,230 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wendy in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 178 of them was named Wendy, which outranked 99.5% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 55,733 of them was named Wendy, which outranked 70.4% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,327Simeon33
- #1,327Talmadge33
- #1,327Verne33
- #1,345Wendy32
- #1,345Alain32
- #1,345Amy32
- #1,345Bentley32
- #1,373Adolphus31
- #1,373Arden31
- #1,373Aundra31
Tied with 27 names at #1,345; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.