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Mendel
OriginYiddish variation of Menachem
About Mendel
Mendel is an Old World Jewish name that is also the surname of the founder of genetics.
Pronounced MEN-dul.
As of October 2026, Mendel ranked #1846 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1526 in 1956.
Editor's take: The name Mendel is a boy's name of Yiddish origin.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,974 | 73 | 38 |
| 2015 | #1,865 | 79 | 41.2 |
| 2016 | #2,248 | 60 | 31.6 |
| 2017 | #2,029 | 70 | 37.8 |
| 2018 | #2,345 | 57 | 31.4 |
| 2019 | #1,927 | 77 | 42.9 |
| 2020 | #1,785 | 85 | 49.2 |
| 2021 | #1,758 | 92 | 52.6 |
| 2022 | #2,159 | 68 | 38.9 |
| 2023 | #1,657 | 104 | 60.8 |
| 2024 | #1,593 | 108 | 62.7 |
| 2025 | #1,846 | 86 | 50.3 |
World rankings
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Mendel on lists
Famous Mendels
- Mendel Sachs
American theoretical physicist
- Mendel Jackson Davis
U.S. Congressman from South Carolina
- Mitchell Bryan (Mendel) Schwartz
American NFL player
- Mendel Berlinger
birth name of American comedian Milton Berle
- Mendel Portugali
Moldovian Second Aliya figure, founder of the Hashomer movement
- Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
Ukrainian,Russian Lubavitcher Rebbe
- Gregor Johann Mendel
German,Czech geneticist
- (Chona Menachem) Mendel Weinbach
American rabbi and founder of baal teshuva
Mendel in pop culture
- Mendel
character in book/movie "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
- Mendel Weisenbachfeld
character in musical "Falsettos"
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