Wendall
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning wanderer, one who travels; a form of Wendell.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Wendall by the numbers
Wendall was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 55 babies in 1958, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wendall. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wendella form of Wendel; wanderer or seeker74 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Wendall, each of these has a traveller in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Fernandobold voyager; adventurous journey1,139 in the US (2017)
- Romeopilgrim to Rome260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
- Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)
- Tripptraveler; one who takes trips363 in the US (2017)
- Wallaceforeigner; Welsh person; from Old English Wealh196 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wendall
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