boy's name

Wenzel

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 162

Wenzel is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Wenzel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

56
'80 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '20
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Births named Wenzel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 6
1910s 38
1920s 56
1930s 24
1940s 11
1950s 7
2020s (to 2022) 5

How popular is Wenzel?

In 2022, Wenzel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Wenzel is used

France #6,348 5 in 2015
United States #13,614 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Wenzel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Wenzel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wenzel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Wenzel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wenzel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Wenzel

How popular is the name Wenzel?

In 2022, Wenzel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Wenzel a girl's or a boy's name?

Wenzel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Wenzel?

Wenzel has 2 syllables.

When was Wenzel most popular?

Wenzel peaked in 1921, when 13 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.