Wendel is an uncommon variant of Wendell that peaked in 1940 and has since faded.
Wendel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,792 for boy births in the United States (and #28,345 across all names), given to 5 babies. Wendel was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 1940 (45 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,792 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,821 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #10,753 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #10,777 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #12,058 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #13,987 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #12,099 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,585 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,669 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,474 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #12,140 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #12,409 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #8,288 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #12,292 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #13,936 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #9,065 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,896 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #9,353 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #10,499 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,859 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #5,452 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #5,523 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #6,389 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #10,190 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #5,344 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,500 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #7,153 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #3,802 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #3,701 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #3,720 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #4,122 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #3,395 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #4,544 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #4,131 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #3,959 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #3,408 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | #2,441 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #3,349 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #3,395 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | #2,455 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #2,707 |
| 1975 | 20 | — | #2,285 |
| 1974 | 20 | — | #2,196 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | #1,979 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | #1,720 |
| 1971 | 31 | — | #1,594 |
| 1970 | 38 | — | #1,373 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | #1,726 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #1,786 |
| 1967 | 23 | — | #1,649 |
| 1966 | 25 | — | #1,578 |
| 1965 | 24 | — | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | #1,698 |
| 1963 | 37 | — | #1,304 |
| 1962 | 26 | — | #1,587 |
| 1961 | 32 | — | #1,438 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | #1,461 |
| 1959 | 45 | — | #1,171 |
| 1958 | 41 | — | #1,221 |
| 1957 | 25 | — | #1,632 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | #1,384 |
| 1955 | 37 | — | #1,254 |
| 1954 | 24 | — | #1,592 |
| 1953 | 32 | — | #1,355 |
| 1952 | 37 | — | #1,226 |
| 1951 | 33 | — | #1,293 |
| 1950 | 38 | — | #1,180 |
| 1949 | 26 | — | #1,461 |
| 1948 | 24 | — | #1,517 |
| 1947 | 29 | — | #1,393 |
| 1946 | 26 | — | #1,408 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | #1,579 |
| 1944 | 24 | — | #1,399 |
| 1943 | 35 | — | #1,169 |
| 1942 | 33 | — | #1,227 |
| 1941 | 36 | — | #1,107 |
| 1940 | 45 | — | #965 |
| 1939 | 28 | — | #1,271 |
| 1938 | 33 | — | #1,148 |
| 1937 | 23 | — | #1,442 |
| 1936 | 39 | — | #1,027 |
| 1935 | 22 | — | #1,491 |
| 1934 | 25 | — | #1,385 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | #1,279 |
| 1932 | 36 | — | #1,139 |
| 1931 | 30 | — | #1,281 |
| 1930 | 30 | — | #1,329 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | #1,563 |
| 1928 | 20 | — | #1,755 |
| 1927 | 28 | — | #1,434 |
| 1926 | 35 | — | #1,241 |
| 1925 | 24 | — | #1,581 |
| 1924 | 26 | — | #1,531 |
| 1923 | 21 | — | #1,751 |
| 1922 | 32 | — | #1,306 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,260 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | #1,883 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #1,970 |
| 1918 | 22 | — | #1,646 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | #1,981 |
| 1916 | 22 | — | #1,547 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | #1,453 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | #1,770 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,673 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #1,881 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #1,989 |