Wendy
Wendy is a female given name: 99% of people named Wendy are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Netherlands
- US births since 1880
- 952 male / 260,673 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Wendy
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Wendy," in English, "Guten Tag Wendy," in German. Wendy is a female given name: about 99% of people named Wendy are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Wendy,
German
Guten Tag Wendy,
French
Bonjour Wendy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Wendy:
Chinese
Wendy您好：
Japanese
Wendy様
English
Hi Wendy,
German
Hi Wendy,
French
Salut Wendy,
Spanish
Hola Wendy,
Chinese
Wendy你好：
Japanese
Wendyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
952 male · 260,673 female · 261,625 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Wendy a male or female name?
Wendy is a female given name: 99% of people named Wendy are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
How do I address Wendy in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Wendy," in English, "Guten Tag Wendy," in German. Wendy is a female given name: about 99% of people named Wendy are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Wendy a unisex name?
Wendy is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Wendy are men. Wendy leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Wendy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wendy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_wendy,
title = {Is Wendy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wendy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}