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Wendy

female

Meaning

"Friend"

Name popularized by J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan; often treated as a literary creation with uncertain earlier history.

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Popularity History of Wendy

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#1097Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Wendy did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Wendy

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Quick Facts

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Length5 letters

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