boy's name
Mendel
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,481
Mendel is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 114 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 38,551 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mendel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 87 |
| 1920s | 93 |
| 1930s | 71 |
| 1940s | 62 |
| 1950s | 201 |
| 1960s | 103 |
| 1970s | 176 |
| 1980s | 162 |
| 1990s | 285 |
| 2000s | 478 |
| 2010s | 675 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 549 |
How popular is Mendel?
In 2025, Mendel was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mendel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mendel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mendel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mendel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mendel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mendel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mendel
How popular is the name Mendel?
In 2025, Mendel was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mendel a girl's or a boy's name?
Mendel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mendel?
Mendel has 2 syllables.
When was Mendel most popular?
Mendel peaked in 2024, when 114 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mendel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mendel currently ranks #1,849 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.