girl's name
Wendolyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,176
Wendolyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1966, when 39 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1928.
Wendolyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 69 |
| 1950s | 259 |
| 1960s | 324 |
| 1970s | 218 |
| 1980s | 110 |
| 1990s | 86 |
| 2000s | 56 |
| 2010s | 7 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 22 |
How popular is Wendolyn?
In 2025, Wendolyn was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Wendolyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wendolyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wendolyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wendolyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wendolyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wendolyn
How popular is the name Wendolyn?
In 2025, Wendolyn was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Wendolyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Wendolyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Wendolyn most popular?
Wendolyn peaked in 1966, when 39 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Wendolyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wendolyn currently ranks #11,045 in the United States. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.