Wendell
Pronounced W EH1 N D AH0 L (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1940
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Wendell?
Wendell is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 56,436 children — the 446th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1940, when 1,670 children were given it.
Wendel is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Wendell and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Wendel
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W EH1 N D AH0 L
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Wendell
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Wendell
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Wendell?
- Wendell ranks 446th among boys' names in US records, with 56,436 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 866.
- Is Wendell a unisex name?
- No. Wendell is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Wendell most popular?
- 1940, when 1,670 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Wendell spelled?
- Wendel. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.