How popular is the name Wendy?

Wendy ranks 176th among girls' names in US records, with 263,118 births since 1918. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,325.

Is Wendy a unisex name?

No. Wendy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1967, when 11,222 children were given the name. It has been in use for 107 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#176 of girl names

Pronounced W EH1 N D IY0 (ARPABET)

Wendy is a girls' name, and first appears in 1918. It has been given to 263,118 children — the 176th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 61% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1967, when 11,222 children were given it.

1967Girls: 11,222Boys: 36

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Wendy?: Wendy ranks 176th among girls' names in US records, with 263,118 births since 1918. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,325.
Is Wendy a unisex name?: No. Wendy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Wendy most popular?: 1967, when 11,222 children were given the name. It has been in use for 107 years and is still recorded as of 2024.