The baby name Wendy appears in baby name data for the United States from 1927 to 2024. It was most popular in 1970 with 13,306 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Wendy has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1930 | 16 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1935 | 9 |
| 1936 | 36 |
| 1937 | 51 |
| 1938 | 82 |
| 1939 | 178 |
| 1940 | 193 |
| 1941 | 262 |
| 1942 | 390 |
| 1943 | 394 |
| 1944 | 370 |
| 1945 | 519 |
| 1946 | 688 |
| 1947 | 987 |
| 1948 | 1,666 |
| 1949 | 2,922 |
| 1950 | 3,613 |
| 1951 | 4,006 |
| 1952 | 4,333 |
| 1953 | 4,331 |
| 1954 | 5,005 |
| 1955 | 5,674 |
| 1956 | 5,612 |
| 1957 | 5,758 |
| 1958 | 5,454 |
| 1959 | 7,031 |
| 1960 | 8,557 |
| 1961 | 8,932 |
| 1962 | 7,278 |
| 1962 | 6 |
| 1963 | 7,798 |
| 1964 | 8,878 |
| 1965 | 11,617 |
| 1966 | 10,671 |
| 1967 | 12,841 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 12,640 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 12,686 |
| 1970 | 13,306 |
| 1971 | 12,388 |
| 1972 | 10,417 |
| 1973 | 9,148 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 9,010 |
| 1975 | 8,942 |
| 1976 | 7,511 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 6,962 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 5,962 |
| 1979 | 5,357 |
| 1980 | 4,805 |
| 1981 | 3,866 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 2,985 |
| 1983 | 2,346 |
| 1984 | 1,964 |
| 1985 | 1,657 |
| 1986 | 1,537 |
| 1987 | 1,345 |
| 1988 | 1,166 |
| 1989 | 1,210 |
| 1990 | 874 |
| 1991 | 1,025 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 694 |
| 1993 | 744 |
| 1994 | 725 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 578 |
| 1996 | 607 |
| 1997 | 579 |
| 1998 | 596 |
| 1999 | 536 |
| 2000 | 542 |
| 2001 | 745 |
| 2002 | 713 |
| 2003 | 691 |
| 2004 | 1,014 |
| 2005 | 899 |
| 2006 | 808 |
| 2007 | 743 |
| 2008 | 535 |
| 2009 | 418 |
| 2010 | 326 |
| 2011 | 310 |
| 2012 | 285 |
| 2013 | 246 |
| 2014 | 214 |
| 2015 | 187 |
| 2016 | 251 |
| 2017 | 195 |
| 2018 | 151 |
| 2019 | 138 |
| 2020 | 143 |
| 2021 | 125 |
| 2022 | 149 |
| 2023 | 102 |
| 2024 | 186 |