Wendi

Wendi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “friend”
Origin: English
Say it: WEN-dee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Wendy. Wendy was popularized by J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and is often linked to Welsh Gwendolen or the word friend, though its exact pre-Barrie history is uncertain.

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How popular is Wendi?

20243.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Wendi in 202410

Peak year1971

Total US babies since 188014,522

Wendi is fading: recent use is about 44% of its level ten years before.

Names like Wendi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Wendyfriend · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Wendi questions

What does the name Wendi mean?

Wendi means "friend". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Wendy. Wendy was popularized by J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and is often linked to Welsh Gwendolen or the word friend, though its exact pre-Barrie history is uncertain.

Is Wendi a boy or girl name?

Wendi is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Wendi?

10 US babies were named Wendi in 2024. Its peak year was 1971.

How do you pronounce Wendi?

Wendi is usually pronounced WEN-dee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.