Wendolyn is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1966 and has since faded.
Wendolyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,865 for girl births in the United States (and #19,919 across all names), given to 8 babies. Wendolyn was first reported in SSA data in 1928 and peaked in 1966 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,865 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #13,382 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #13,492 | — |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #14,489 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #20,065 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #15,395 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #19,924 | — |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #12,960 | — |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #11,587 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,787 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,988 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #14,962 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #12,638 | — |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #9,003 | — |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,800 | — |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,746 | — |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,782 | — |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #13,401 | — |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #7,059 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #10,243 | — |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #7,289 | — |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #7,439 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #10,362 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #13,211 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,877 | — |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,541 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,390 | — |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,816 | — |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #4,712 | — |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #4,741 | — |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #3,718 | — |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #4,227 | — |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #3,920 | — |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,881 | — |
| 1976 | 20 | — | #3,537 | — |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #5,510 | — |
| 1974 | 26 | — | #2,832 | — |
| 1973 | 26 | — | #2,751 | — |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #2,901 | — |
| 1971 | 32 | — | #2,424 | — |
| 1970 | 31 | — | #2,448 | — |
| 1969 | 29 | — | #2,451 | — |
| 1968 | 30 | — | #2,244 | — |
| 1967 | 33 | — | #2,076 | — |
| 1966 | 39 | — | #1,856 | — |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #2,201 | — |
| 1964 | 36 | — | #2,010 | — |
| 1963 | 24 | — | #2,540 | — |
| 1962 | 37 | — | #1,916 | — |
| 1961 | 32 | — | #2,116 | — |
| 1960 | 34 | — | #1,980 | — |
| 1959 | 30 | — | #2,107 | — |
| 1958 | 30 | — | #2,070 | — |
| 1957 | 31 | — | #1,987 | — |
| 1956 | 16 | — | #3,045 | — |
| 1955 | 30 | — | #1,977 | — |
| 1954 | 29 | — | #1,984 | — |
| 1953 | 28 | — | #1,971 | — |
| 1952 | 24 | — | #2,501 | #4,245 |
| 1951 | 22 | — | #2,179 | — |
| 1950 | 19 | — | #2,339 | — |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #2,995 | — |
| 1948 | 12 | — | #3,135 | — |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #2,897 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,672 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,543 | — |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,563 | — |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,794 | — |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #5,007 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,975 | — |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,838 | — |
| 1932 | 10 | — | #5,076 | #4,264 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,414 | — |