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Wendy
say it wen-dee
What Wendy means
- English popularized by J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan; earlier a pet form of Gwendolyn
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 319 in France (2019)
- no. 477 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 594 in Australia (2024)
- no. 953 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 973 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 1204 in the US (2024)
- no. 1253 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 1297 in Austria (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1960.
Names with a similar meaning
Vienna Bronwyn Chelsy Silver Chelsie Albina Simin Chelsi Jennalee Ngan Brianca Brandice
Wendy in stories
- Fairy Tail: Wendy Marvell, the young sky Dragon Slayer
- Peter Pan: Wendy Darling, who flies to Neverland and mothers the Lost Boys
- Peter Pan: Wendy Darling, who flies to Neverland
- The Shining: Wendy Torrance, Jack's terrified wife
- Ozark: Wendy Byrde, the political strategist wife