Boy
Wendell
Wendell is a boy's name meaning "wanderer; also refers to the Wendish (Slavic) people", drawing on Slavic roots. It belongs mostly to the 1950s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. The registry counts around 53,411 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
GermanicGermanic
SlavicMeaning "wanderer"; also refers to the Wendish (Slavic) people
Births by decade
1900s
366
1910s
3,441
1920s
6,290
1930s
6,264
1940s
8,496
1950s
10,036
1960s
9,109
1970s
3,744
1980s
2,635
1990s
1,554
2000s
903
2010s
573
Peaked in the 1950s · 53,411 total U.S. births since 1900