WEHN-dul
Wendell
About Wendell
The name Wendell peaked for boys at #114 in 1940. The name is most popular in Arkansas, Minnesota, and Louisiana. Wendell is occasionally used for girls in 2019.
Pronounced WEHN-dul. 2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Wendell ranked #2165 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #114 in 1940, Nameberry popularity #857.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,871 | 79 | 41.1 |
| 2015 | #1,929 | 76 | 39.7 |
| 2016 | #1,738 | 90 | 47.4 |
| 2017 | #1,916 | 76 | 41.1 |
| 2018 | #1,958 | 76 | 41.8 |
| 2019 | #1,914 | 78 | 43.5 |
| 2020 | #2,112 | 67 | 38.8 |
| 2021 | #1,867 | 83 | 47.4 |
| 2022 | #1,745 | 96 | 55 |
| 2023 | #1,692 | 101 | 59 |
| 2024 | #2,068 | 73 | 42.4 |
| 2025 | #2,165 | 67 | 39.2 |
World rankings
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American football player
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- Wendell Hampton Ford
U.S. Senator from Kentucky
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American politician from North Carolina
- Wendell Phillips
American abolitionist and activist
- Wendell Jermaine Sailor
Australian rugby player
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American basketball player
- Wendell Tyrone Davis
American NFL football player
- Wendell Marshall
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Wendell in pop culture
- Prince Wendell Winston Walter White
grandson of Snow White, character in miniseries "The 10th Kingdom"
- Wendell Bray
intern on TV's "Bones"
- Wendell Bassett
main character on TV's "Wendell and Vinnie"
- Wendell
anthropologist in Streets of Night (1923) by John Dos Passos
- Wendell
chef mascot for Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
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- Wendell Wasserman
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- Wendell Hall
character, teacher in the 1995 movie "Clueless"
- Wendell 'Bud' White
character from L.A. Confidential (1997)