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Mendel

Boy

Meaning of Mendel: Hebrew: 'wisdom'

Mendel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1834th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1834

86 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,942

First recorded 1912 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 26 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 45 babies1997: 28 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 35 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 49 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 44 babies2005: 44 babies2006: 55 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 53 babies2009: 72 babies2010: 69 babies20102011: 54 babies2012: 74 babies2013: 62 babies2014: 73 babies2015: 79 babies2016: 60 babies2017: 70 babies2018: 57 babies2019: 77 babies2020: 85 babies20202021: 92 babies2022: 68 babies2023: 104 babies2024: 114 babies2025: 86 babies
US babies named Mendel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 114.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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