Given name
Wendie
“one who is fair; of the white ring”
Wendie is a variant of Wendy. In Welsh use, Wendy carries the interpretation “one who is fair; of the white ring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wendie is a variant of Wendy. In Welsh use, Wendy carries the interpretation “one who is fair; of the white ring.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wendie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,200
- 0 boys · 2,200 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 89 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 girls is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 89 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,060 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Wendie
- Wendie RenardFrench footballer (born 1990)
- Wendie MalickAmerican film, television and voice actressborn 1950
- Wendie Jo SperberAmerican actress (1958–2005)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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