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Low German (Netherlands) roots
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01 / Meaning & origin
Wenche is a feminine given name documented in German, Danish, Finnish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Low Saxon via Middle Low German and Low German (Germany).
From Middle Low German, German Low German, Dutch Low Saxon Wenke, the diminutive of several female given names beginning with the Germanic element *win- (“friend”). The spelling Wenche began to appear in Norway at the end of the 19th century.
02 / Across borders
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1 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
4 of 7 countries
03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Wenche
Recorded category girls
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 336 | 22 | observed |
| 1946 | 372 | 19 | observed |
| 1947 | 382 | 18 | observed |
| 1948 | 401 | 18 | observed |
| 1949 | 382 | 15 | observed |
| 1950 | 392 | 13 | observed |
| 1951 | 401 | 11 | observed |
| 1952 | 490 | 9 | observed |
| 1953 | 498 | 9 | observed |
| 1954 | 497 | 10 | observed |
| 1955 | 534 | 7 | observed |
| 1956 | 562 | 7 | observed |
| 1957 | 538 | 8 | observed |
| 1958 | 496 | 8 | observed |
| 1959 | 473 | 7 | observed |
| 1960 | 420 | 12 | observed |
| 1961 | 385 | 16 | observed |
| 1962 | 405 | 15 | observed |
| 1963 | 380 | 19 | observed |
| 1964 | 508 | 14 | observed |
| 1965 | 490 | 13 | observed |
| 1966 | 491 | 12 | observed |
| 1967 | 427 | 16 | observed |
| 1968 | 390 | 20 | observed |
| 1969 | 344 | 26 | observed |
| 1970 | 297 | 27 | observed |
| 1971 | 323 | 23 | observed |
| 1972 | 264 | 27 | observed |
| 1973 | 215 | 37 | observed |
| 1974 | 155 | 54 | observed |
| 1975 | 175 | 45 | observed |
| 1976 | 143 | 51 | observed |
| 1977 | 120 | 60 | observed |
| 1978 | 110 | 69 | observed |
| 1979 | 93 | 81 | observed |
| 1980 | 86 | 81 | observed |
| 1981 | 60 | 110 | observed |
| 1982 | 57 | 116 | observed |
| 1983 | 60 | 115 | observed |
| 1984 | 57 | 117 | observed |
| 1985 | 44 | 150 | observed |
| 1986 | 33 | 184 | observed |
| 1987 | 28 | 209 | observed |
| 1988 | 31 | 195 | observed |
| 1989 | 24 | 233 | observed |
| 1990 | 19 | 273 | observed |
| 1991 | 19 | 267 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 340 | observed |
| 1993 | 4 | 610 | observed |
| 1994 | 9 | 396 | observed |
| 1995 | 14 | 299 | observed |
| 1996 | 5 | 554 | observed |
| 1997 | 7 | 455 | observed |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | 4 | 594 | observed |
| 2000 | 7 | 449 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | 5 | 522 | observed |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 4 | 580 | observed |
| 2008 | 4 | 582 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Wenche” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Norwegian singer and entertainer
Norwegian diva, actress, singer, recording artist (1917–2011)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
