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Wendy

in the US

There are 246,519 people with the first name "Wendy" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Wendy 179
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  1. is 175th most common Connie
  2. is 176th most common Kathryn
  3. is 177th most common Eugene
  4. is 178th most common Rose
  5. is 179th most common Wendy
  6. is 180th most common Cindy
  7. is 181st most common Carlos
  8. is 182nd most common Justin
  9. is 183rd most common Shannon

Similar Names and Nicknames

Wendi, Wendie, Wendee, Wende, Wenda, Wendye, Wendey, Wend, Wenddy, Wendu

Most Common Last Names for Wendy

Smith, Johnson, Williams, Miller, Brown, Jones, Davis, Wilson, Anderson, Martin

Meaning & History

(female) This name was apparently coined by the playwright J. M. Barrie, who used it for the ‘little mother’ in his play Peter Pan (1904). He took it from the nickname Fwendy-Wendy (i.e. ‘friend’) used for him by a child acquaintance, Margaret Henley. It has also been suggested that this name may have originated as a pet form of Gwendolen. After peaking in the 1960s, use of the name declined quite rapidly.

Variant: Wendi.

Recent Searches for "Wendy" in the US

Since June 2009
90,413

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Wendy Smith (996 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages.

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