Mendel
Meaning
traditionally 'comforter', from Menachem
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mendel peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
148 people · the #31,373 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 37
Among people named Mendel living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Mendel
Most people given the name Mendel in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mendel deep dive
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