Wencel

WEHN-suhl /ˈwɛnsəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Wencel is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Wencel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1933. Wencel was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1918 (6 births).

About the name Wencel

PronunciationWEHN-suhl /ˈwɛnsəl/
6peak births 1918
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Wencel

How popular is Wencel?

Boys named Wencel
191419151920192519301933
Boys named Wencel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1933 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1933) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Wencel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19335—#4,131
19186—#4,157
19145—#3,746