Wendy

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Spanish

Meaning

Wendy is a Welsh feminine given name. In Britain during the English Civil War in the mid-1600s, a male Captain Wendy Oxford was identified by the Leveller John Lilburne as a spy reporting on his activities. It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century.

From Wikipedia

Wendy first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 91 babies (rank #316 that year). In 2024 it was given to 18 girls (rank #1,397). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Wendy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wendy yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,138
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
91
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199187#333
199291#316
199366#417
199464#393
199563#439
199662#435
199748#528
199831#722
199936#652
200032#682
200130#740
200244#556
200333#719
200427#847
200530#809
200628#891
200731#840
200820#1,225
200925#1,047
201018#1,374
201117#1,401
201222#1,171
201313#1,760
201423#1,131
201516#1,469
201617#1,439
201719#1,307
201822#1,156
201924#1,100
202019#1,283
202129#963
202217#1,399
202316#1,498
202418#1,397