Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: SpanishWendy 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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wendy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 2 | #1,043 |
| 1954 | 2 | #1,060 |
| 1955 | 5 | #825 |
| 1956 | 4 | #897 |
| 1957 | 4 | #907 |
| 1958 | 9 | #696 |
| 1959 | 25 | #445 |
| 1960 | 25 | #445 |
| 1961 | 36 | #372 |
| 1962 | 45 | #320 |
| 1963 | 54 | #287 |
| 1964 | 75 | #222 |
| 1965 | 99 | #176 |
| 1966 | 118 | #152 |
| 1967 | 171 | #114 |
| 1968 | 198 | #104 |
| 1969 | 310 | #68 |
| 1970 | 475 | #43 |
| 1971 | 657 | #30 |
| 1972 | 797 | #22 |
| 1973 | 1,029 | #9 |
| 1974 | 1,094 | #7 |
| 1975 | 1,062 | #7 |
| 1976 | 959 | #7 |
| 1977 | 992 | #4 |
| 1978 | 920 | #6 |
| 1979 | 899 | #5 |
| 1980 | 864 | #6 |
| 1981 | 899 | #5 |
| 1982 | 840 | #5 |
| 1983 | 794 | #5 |
| 1984 | 742 | #5 |
| 1985 | 735 | #7 |
| 1986 | 709 | #9 |
| 1987 | 695 | #10 |
| 1988 | 524 | #16 |
| 1989 | 512 | #22 |
| 1990 | 481 | #27 |
| 1991 | 373 | #40 |
| 1992 | 272 | #57 |
| 1993 | 273 | #61 |
| 1994 | 194 | #87 |
| 1995 | 184 | #92 |
| 1996 | 152 | #107 |
| 1997 | 165 | #90 |
| 1998 | 104 | #160 |
| 1999 | 126 | #133 |
| 2000 | 96 | #175 |
| 2001 | 101 | #163 |
| 2002 | 90 | #179 |
| 2003 | 89 | #181 |
| 2004 | 71 | #210 |
| 2005 | 64 | #215 |
| 2006 | 43 | #285 |
| 2007 | 47 | #268 |
| 2008 | 21 | #485 |
| 2009 | 23 | #441 |
| 2010 | 26 | #391 |
| 2011 | 26 | #369 |
| 2012 | 19 | #445 |
| 2013 | 10 | #629 |
| 2014 | 23 | #378 |
