Wendal

WEHN-duhl /ˈwɛndəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Wendal is a very rare variant of Wendell that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Wendal is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1987. Wendal was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1955 (11 births).

About the name Wendal

PronunciationWEHN-duhl /ˈwɛndəl/
11peak births 1955
1918first in SSA data

Names similar to Wendal

WendellWendallWendelWendleRandalVidalKendalWenWenda

How popular is Wendal?

Boys named Wendal
191819201930194019501960197019801987
Boys named Wendal per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1918–1987 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1987) 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

Wendal total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19875—#8,104
19715—#5,639
19685—#4,736
19677—#3,550
19657—#3,530
19647—#3,594
19635—#4,602
19626—#4,025
19616—#4,049
19608—#3,329
19595—#4,554
195810—#2,808
19575—#4,538
195511—#2,554
19535—#4,318
19496—#3,679
19408—#2,862
19387—#3,167
19377—#3,165
193610—#2,448
19355—#4,131
19315—#4,301
19307—#3,584
19297—#3,545
19246—#4,335
19237—#3,813
19225—#4,941
19216—#4,308
19195—#4,788
19186—#4,159
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