Meaning of the nameWendy
- Female
- English origin
- Wen-dy
Wendy is a female name of English origin, made known by the play Peter Pan (1904) from the childhood nickname "fwendy", a variation of "friend".
Meaning
“from the childhood nickname "fwendy", a variation of "friend"”
Source: Behind the Name: Wendy · Wiktionary: Wendy
- People (2022)
- 6,654
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,241
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,645
- people
Wendy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wendy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,121 people).
6,068 women 586 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Wendy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wendy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.007%
- Distrito Federal 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,403 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 568 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 509 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 485 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 380 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 360 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 305 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 301 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 275 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 243 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 214 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 182 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 170 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 142 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 137 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 122 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 106 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 103 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 96 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 94 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 83 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 83 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 73 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 71 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 63 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 57 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wendy
Behind the Name and Wiktionary link Wendy to the 1904 play Peter Pan: the character was named from the nickname "fwendy", "friend" in a child's speech. The name was rare before that, and Wiktionary also allows other origins: a diminutive of Welsh Gwendolen or of Wendelin, or an Old English place name meaning "island at the bend of the river". In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,654 people named Wendy. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Wendy · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Wendy · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wendy · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wendy
What does the name Wendy mean?
Wendy means “from the childhood nickname "fwendy", a variation of "friend"”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Wendy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,654 people with the first name Wendy, which ranks it number 2,241 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Wendy a boy's or a girl's name?
Wendy is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,068 women and 586 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Wendy?
Wendy is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Wendy most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.007% of the state's population is named Wendy (568 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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