Wenzel
- Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 147since 1882
Wenzel over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Wenzel has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2022 | #12,330 | 5 |
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| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
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| 1943 | #3,538 | 5 |
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| 1941 | #3,133 | 6 |
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| 1937 | #3,518 | 5 |
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| 1934 | #2,563 | 9 |
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| 1932 | #3,776 | 5 |
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| 1930 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #2,387 | 12 |
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| 1926 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #4,239 | 5 |
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| 1921 | #2,376 | 13 |
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| 1919 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #3,082 | 7 |
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| 1882 | #837 | 6 |
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First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Wenzel! It came in at #837, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1914, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Wenzel is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Wenzel in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Wenzel
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1882 at #837 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1882
Share of babies · boys
1 in 18,948
- Highest: 1 in 18,948 boys born in 1882 were named Wenzel (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 349,202 boys born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 38.1% of all boys named Wenzel (56) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1880s | 6 | #837 (1882) | #837 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 38 | #2,398 (1918) | #3,188 |
| 1920s | 56 | #2,376 (1921) | #3,365 |
| 1930s | 24 | #2,563 (1934) | #3,465 |
| 1940s | 11 | #3,133 (1941) | #3,336 |
| 1950s | 7 | #3,095 (1952) | #3,095 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 0 | — | — |
| 2010s | 0 | — | — |
| 2020s | 5 | #12,330 (2022) | #12,330 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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