Wendelin

Wendelin is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Wendelin are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 66%Female 34%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 66% male / 34% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Switzerland, Austria
US births since 1880: 190 male / 369 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Wendelin

To address Wendelin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Wendelin," in English, "Guten Tag Wendelin," in German. About 66% of people named Wendelin are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Wendelin,

German

Guten Tag Wendelin,

French

Bonjour Wendelin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Wendelin:

Chinese

Wendelin您好：

Japanese

Wendelin様

English

Hi Wendelin,

German

Hi Wendelin,

French

Salut Wendelin,

Spanish

Hola Wendelin,

Chinese

Wendelin你好：

Japanese

Wendelinさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Wendelin by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	woman's name	34%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%
Austria	rare	man's name	98%
Germany	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

190 male · 369 female · 559 births recorded

Male 34%Female 66%

Frequently asked questions

Is Wendelin a male or female name?

Wendelin is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Wendelin are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Wendelin in an email?

Is Wendelin a unisex name?

Wendelin is not a unisex name: 66% of people named Wendelin are men. Wendelin leans strongly male overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Wendelin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wendelin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_wendelin,
  title  = {Is Wendelin a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wendelin},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}