Wendell
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning a form of Wendel; wanderer or seeker.
Babies a year
74
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
Wendell by the numbers
Wendell was given to 74 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,625 babies in 1940, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wendell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wendallwanderer, one who travels; a form of Wendell12 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Wendell, 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 Wendell
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