Wendy is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “watercourse with a bend and island.” In 2024 it was given to 224 girls in the United States.
Wendy belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “watercourse with a bend and island” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Wendy first appears in Social Security records in 1918. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #28 in 1970, and in 2024 224 babies received the name — 262,161 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Wendy means “watercourse with a bend and island” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Wendy is a girl name. In 2024, 224 babies received the name in the US.
Wendy comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Wendy first appears in US records in 1918. Its best-ever ranking was #28 in 1970, and 224 babies were given the name in 2024.
Wendy is pronounced /ˈwɛn.di/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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