Wendelin

WEHN-dih-lihn /ˈwɛndɪˌlɪn/
girl 3 syllables fading

Wendelin is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Wendelin is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1976. Wendelin was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1954 (30 births).

About the name Wendelin

PronunciationWEHN-dih-lihn /ˈwɛndɪˌlɪn/
CultureGerman

Names similar to Wendelin

How popular is Wendelin?

Girls named Wendelin
19461950195519601965197019751976
Girls named Wendelin per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1976 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1976) 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
Boys named Wendelin
19121915192019251930193519401941
Boys named Wendelin per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1976 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1976) 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

Wendelin total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19768—#7,282—
19757—#7,966—
19746—#8,745—
19705—#9,332—
19697—#6,609—
196810—#4,773—
196719—#2,960—
196612—#3,955—
196513—#3,730—
196416—#3,377—
196310—#4,531—
19627—#5,847—
196113—#3,788—
19606—#6,372—
195913—#3,616—
195817—#2,969—
195716—#3,030—
195613—#3,487—
195523—#2,340—
195430—#1,948—
195328—#1,970—
195227—#1,976—
195122—#2,178—
195018—#2,434—
194910—#3,606—
19488—#4,200—
19465—#5,671—
19416——#3,495
19395——#3,952
19345——#4,187
19336——#3,631
193111——#2,468
193013——#2,290
19297——#3,546
19286——#4,133
19279——#3,143
19266——#4,173
19259——#3,146
192310——#2,936
192211——#2,793
192110——#2,978
192011——#2,760
191914——#2,263
191811——#2,696
191712——#2,419
19168——#3,168
19158——#3,067
19147——#2,906
19125——#2,896