female NAME · CURRENTLY #1347

Wendy

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“Literary English name popularized by Peter Pan; associated with “friend” or “friendly.””

An English literary name popularized by J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Wendy has traveled through time

171930 271935 2541940 5751945 3,0391950 4,9671955 6,8911960 10,5061965 11,1421970 7,5031975 4,1601980 1,7961985 1,4131990 1,0471995 1,0132000 9012005 4982010 2882015 1962020 1652025
LATEST YEAR2025165 births
PEAK RANK#28in 1970
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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