Names / Girl names
Wendy
Current rank
#1,347
and easing
All-time peak
#28
in 1970
First recorded
1918
in U.S. data
Children named
263,200
since 1918
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #28 in 1970 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Wendy enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1918, where it reads as a girls' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. 1970 marked its high point, reaching #28. Over 263,200 have carried it since records began.