Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Wandell isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wandell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 87
- 82 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 121 as a first name in 2020; 895 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wandell’s family of names
Wandell may belong to the same name family as WANDEL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Wandell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Odell
“a sweet melody” · “one who is wealthy”
98% boys · 2% girls
Walton
“from the walled town; from the stream town”
>99% boys
Wilbert
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys
Caldwell
“of the cold well” · “from the cold spring”
>99% boys
Warner
“of the defending army”
98% boys · 2% girls
Wilton
“from the town on the river”
>99% boys
Wallace
“foreign, Celtic” · “a Welshman; a man from the south”
98% boys · 2% girls
Hershel
“resembling a deer”
>99% boys