The first name Wenzel
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Wenzel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 5 boys born in the United States were named Wenzel, the 14,218th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 13 were.
147
babies named Wenzel since 1880
#14,218
rank in 2022
1921
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 Wenzel
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Prince Joseph Wenzel of LiechtensteinEldest child of Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, born 1995
- Wenzel MüllerComposer (1759-1835)
- Wenzel von WurmAustro-Hungarian general, 1859–1921
- Wenzel Robert von GallenbergAustrian composer and theatre director (1783-1839)
- Wenzel JakschCzech Sudeten German Socialdemocrat politician (1896-1966)
- Wenzel JamnitzerGerman artist (1508-1585)
- Johann Wenzel PeterAustrian painter (1745–1829)
- Wenzel FuchsClarinetist, born 1963
- Ludwig Wenzel LachnithCzech hornist and composer, 1746–1820
- Wenzel HablikGerman artist (1881-1934)
- Wenzel GruberAustrian anatomist (1814–1890)
- Wenzel MessenhauserAustrian author (1811–1848)
Questions
- Is Wenzel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 147 US babies named Wenzel since 1880 were boys.
- When was Wenzel most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 13 babies were named Wenzel, its highest rank at 2,499th.
- Is Wenzel also a surname?
- Yes. Wenzel is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.