The baby name Wendell is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɛndəl/ — WEN-dəl.
The baby name Wendell is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɛndəl/ — WEN-dəl.
Wendell is German, Germanic in Origin.
Wendell is an English given name that began as the surname Wendel/Wendell, borne by German speakers. The surname goes back to the medieval personal name Wendel, a short form of compound names with the first element related to Old High German Wendal - “a Vandal,” the Germanic tribe - or to the ethnonym Wend (Slavic peoples). From these roots it has long been interpreted figuratively as “traveler,” “wanderer,” or one who turns/changes course.
As a transferred surname, Wendell entered given-name use in the English‑speaking world in the 18th–19th centuries, finding particular favor in the United States. It enjoyed a mid‑20th‑century peak, helped by figures such as abolitionist Wendell Phillips and 1940 presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, and is rare today. Variants and related forms include Wendel, Wendall, Wendal, and the German Wendelin (with Hungarian Vendel); feminine forms Wendeline/Vendeline. Nicknames sometimes used are Wen and Dell.
| Wendell Pierce Wendell Pierce is an American actor and businessman best known for his roles as Bunk Moreland on The Wire, Antoine Batiste on Treme, and James Greer in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Trained at Juilliard, he became widely respected as a versatile character actor on both stage and screen. | Wendell Corey Wendell Corey was an American actor best known for his work in film, stage, and television, especially movies like Rear Window, The Big Knife, and The Rainmaker. He also served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was on the Screen Actors Guild board, and later sat on the Santa Monica City Council. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| PH | 0 | #87 | 10 | 5,607 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #175 | 4 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #259 | 14 | 6,876 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #306 | 7 | 10,560 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #310 | 74 | 11,440 |
| Canada | Boys | 2020 | #316 | 7 | 2,548 |
| BR | 0 | #317 | 29 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #330 | 692 | 12,213 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #357 | 11 | 7,951 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2018 | #387 | 3 | 2,908 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #436 | 12 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #440 | 48 | 10,188 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #468 | 14 | 9,305 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #671 | 27 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #694 | 14 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #757 | 13 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #820 | 73 | 7,044 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #864 | 15 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #866 | 86 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #908 | 5 | 8,965 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #968 | 212 | 25,619 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #974 | 8 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #986 | 7 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,063 | 30 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,435 | 37 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,534 | 81 | 28,008 |
Wendell is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:
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