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Wendy

“Friend (from a child's coinage); or river-bend island” — English (literary); Old English origin

Girl's name · #1347 in the US (2025) · Retro

Wendy reached #28 in 1970 and has faded to #1347 since. About 262,000 girls have carried it since 1918.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,100 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,400 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Wendys

• Wendy Hiller — English film and stage actress (1912-2003)
• Wendy Carlos — American composer and electronic musician (born 1939)
• Wendy — South Korean singer and actress
• Wendy Williams — American media personality (born 1964)
• Wendy B. Lawrence — US astronaut and Navy Captain

In stories & tradition

• Wendy Darling — Peter Pan · Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up
• Wendy Testaburger — South Park
• Wendy Simms — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

What Wendys become

Among 1,196 notable people named Wendy:

Entertainers appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wendy Hiller, English film and stage actress (1912-2003).

Similar names: Carla · Wesley · Cindy · Dawn · Mindy · Lindy

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