Wendelyn

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

Wendelyn is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Wendelyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1986. Wendelyn was first reported in SSA data in 1941 and peaked in 1954 (24 births).

About the name Wendelyn

PronunciationWEHN-dih-lihn /ˈwɛndɪˌlɪn/
24peak births 1954
1941first in SSA data

Names similar to Wendelyn

How popular is Wendelyn?

Girls named Wendelyn
194119501960197019801986
Girls named Wendelyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1941–1986 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1986) 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

Wendelyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19865—#12,790
19836—#10,254
198210—#6,877
19805—#12,117
19785—#11,431
19775—#11,302
19769—#6,598
19759—#6,475
197312—#4,860
197210—#5,472
197110—#5,535
197021—#3,203
196913—#4,193
196818—#3,166
196717—#3,210
196617—#3,145
196511—#4,197
196411—#4,348
196313—#3,799
196217—#3,159
196113—#3,789
196013—#3,685
19598—#5,023
195810—#4,185
19578—#4,907
195610—#4,156
19559—#4,368
195424—#2,235
195310—#3,950
195211—#3,547
195112—#3,278
195014—#2,904
19498—#4,224
194810—#3,590
19478—#4,334
19415—#5,071