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Mendel

Yiddish variation of Menachem
Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Tue Feb 17 2026
The name Mendel peaked for boys at #1526 in 1956. The name is most popular in MENDEL, MENDEL, and MENDEL.

Popularity of the name Mendel

Famous People Named Mendel

  • 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

The name Mendel in Pop Culture

  • Mendel
    character in book/movie "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
  • Mendel Weisenbachfeld
    character in musical "Falsettos"

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