Wendy Name Popularity
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How popular is Wendy?
The less frequently given name Wendy was the 969th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.
Position 28, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1970.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1967 with 11,223 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Wendy was less than 5, most recently in 1926.
Wendy, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1931-1942, 1943-1955, 1956-1960, and 1961-1965, whereas 1970-1987, 1991-1995, 2007-2012, and 2013-2017 were years of successive downward movement.
Sometimes the name Wendy has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Wendy popularity headed?
Wendy's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
The popularity trend for Wendy has been spiralling downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Wendy lately has dropped.
The name Wendy is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Wendy is very rarely used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Wendy (Girl) | Wendy (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 270 | 969 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 230 | 1,098 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 328 | 857 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 288 | 941 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 358 | 782 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 395 | 707 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 358 | 769 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 415 | 677 | 5 | 14,225 |
| 2010 | | 498 | 588 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 599 | 504 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 688 | 460 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 864 | 381 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 930 | 355 | 5 | 13,925 |
| 2005 | | 899 | 351 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 1,039 | 307 | 7 | 9,889 |
| 2003 | | 1,087 | 285 | 6 | 10,837 |
| 2002 | | 1,208 | 262 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 1,254 | 253 | 8 | 8,300 |
| 2000 | | 1,004 | 316 | 9 | 7,379 |
| 1999 | | 899 | 337 | 6 | 9,858 |
| 1998 | | 867 | 339 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 907 | 321 | 6 | 9,219 |
| 1996 | | 969 | 297 | 10 | 5,963 |
| 1995 | | 1,039 | 265 | 8 | 6,966 |
| 1994 | | 1,133 | 243 | 8 | 6,947 |
| 1993 | | 1,257 | 219 | 14 | 4,439 |
| 1992 | | 1,270 | 222 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 1,343 | 216 | 24 | 2,824 |
| 1990 | | 1,398 | 206 | 16 | 3,769 |
| 1989 | | 1,339 | 198 | 18 | 3,323 |
| 1988 | | 1,292 | 203 | 10 | 4,768 |
| 1987 | | 1,356 | 200 | 15 | 3,331 |
| 1986 | | 1,518 | 177 | 23 | 2,425 |
| 1985 | | 1,781 | 162 | 15 | 3,213 |
| 1984 | | 2,023 | 146 | 7 | 5,532 |
| 1983 | | 2,388 | 125 | 11 | 3,872 |
| 1982 | | 2,822 | 105 | 16 | 2,968 |
| 1981 | | 3,609 | 90 | 24 | 2,202 |
| 1980 | | 4,144 | 75 | 19 | 2,612 |
| 1979 | | 4,499 | 64 | 26 | 2,047 |
| 1978 | | 4,916 | 56 | 17 | 2,665 |
| 1977 | | 5,762 | 49 | 29 | 1,819 |
| 1976 | | 6,466 | 39 | 28 | 1,826 |
| 1975 | | 7,475 | 33 | 30 | 1,703 |
| 1974 | | 7,562 | 32 | 28 | 1,747 |
| 1973 | | 7,813 | 29 | 29 | 1,651 |
| 1972 | | 8,532 | 29 | 34 | 1,471 |
| 1971 | | 10,064 | 29 | 34 | 1,496 |
| 1970 | | 11,099 | 28 | 42 | 1,294 |
| 1969 | | 10,624 | 29 | 27 | 1,603 |
| 1968 | | 10,707 | 31 | 26 | 1,573 |
| 1967 | | 11,223 | 32 | 36 | 1,271 |
| 1966 | | 9,518 | 41 | 32 | 1,370 |
| 1965 | | 10,481 | 39 | 25 | 1,594 |
| 1964 | | 8,078 | 55 | 23 | 1,699 |
| 1963 | | 7,335 | 60 | 21 | 1,789 |
| 1962 | | 6,980 | 64 | 23 | 1,713 |
| 1961 | | 7,148 | 61 | 15 | 2,233 |
| 1960 | | 6,870 | 63 | 21 | 1,809 |
| 1959 | | 5,711 | 83 | 13 | 2,407 |
| 1958 | | 4,480 | 107 | 17 | 2,021 |
| 1957 | | 4,705 | 101 | 17 | 2,013 |
| 1956 | | 4,860 | 95 | 13 | 2,358 |
| 1955 | | 4,952 | 91 | 12 | 2,431 |
| 1954 | | 4,415 | 95 | 8 | 3,168 |
| 1953 | | 3,616 | 110 | 11 | 2,528 |
| 1952 | | 3,557 | 105 | 6 | 3,724 |
| 1951 | | 3,345 | 109 | 5 | 4,235 |
| 1950 | | 3,029 | 114 | 9 | 2,764 |
| 1949 | | 2,613 | 122 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 1,517 | 182 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 974 | 241 | 5 | 4,251 |
| 1946 | | 762 | 262 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 575 | 290 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 447 | 321 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 455 | 331 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 481 | 317 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 345 | 359 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 254 | 428 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 222 | 451 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 130 | 603 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 80 | 767 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 67 | 826 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 27 | 1,447 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 11 | 2,734 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 10 | 2,864 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 11 | 2,824 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 9 | 3,218 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 17 | 2,105 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 8 | 3,674 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 5 | 5,412 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 16 | 2,335 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 9 | 3,632 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 7 | 4,445 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 5 | 5,562 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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