Masculine dossier · first seen 1912
Mendel
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
114
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Mendel
How many people are named Mendel?
An estimated 2,514 living Americans are named Mendel.
How rare is Mendel?
Mendel is uncommon among babies today, with 86 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 24.6% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Mendel?
The median age of a living American named Mendel is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 33 years old.
Is Mendel still popular?
Yes — Mendel is currently rising in popularity, with 86 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Mendel most common?
Mendel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 15.9× more often than the national baseline.
1912Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
24.6%
2025
86
All-time
2,942
Where it lives now
Mendel is most concentrated in New York — about 15.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Mendel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.