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Wendy

Wendy holds the #1341 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 165 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1183 in 2020 to #1341 today. Its strongest year on record was 1970 (#28 nationally, 11,100 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1918. The name's biggest fan base is in Wisconsin (#612 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1341
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#28
in 1970 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
165
girls named Wendy

Wendy popularity, 1880–2025

0.18%0.37%0.55%0.73%18801900192019401960198020002020#28 in 1970
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1970

Where Wendy is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #612 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#612Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025MI—New York: #1235 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1235Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025CT—California: #1409 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1409Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025AR—Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025AL—Georgia: #984 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#984Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Wendy in 2025HI—Texas: #1406 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1406Florida: #1243 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1243
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#612), Tennessee (#813), Washington (#811)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Wendy in the most recent year of SSA data.

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