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The first name Wendi

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A spelling variant of Wendy.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Wendi at birth, 1880–2025

In 2024, 10 girls born in the United States were named Wendi, the 10,222nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 844 were.

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14,522
babies named Wendi since 1880
#10,222
rank in 2024
1970
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Wendi

2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Wendi McLendon-Covey
    American actress, born 1969
  • Wendi Murdoch
    Chinese-American businesswoman (1968-)

Questions

What does the name Wendi mean?
A spelling variant of Wendy.
Is Wendi a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,522 US babies named Wendi since 1880 were girls.
When was Wendi most popular?
1970 in the United States, when 844 babies were named Wendi, its highest rank at 320th.