Given name
Wendal
“one who travels; a wanderer”
Wendal is a variant of Wendell. One German interpretation is “one who travels; a wanderer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wendal is a variant of Wendell. One German interpretation is “one who travels; a wanderer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wendal is a variant of Wendell. An origin associated with Wendell is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wendal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 194
- 194 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 11 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 5 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1955. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 245 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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