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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in Dutch and Danish
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01 / Meaning & origin
Wessel is a masculine given name documented in Dutch and Danish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
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.
3 of 3 countries
03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
2017–2025 Spelling: Wessel
Recorded category boys
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Source: Sociale Verzekeringsbank · Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 68 | 229 | observed |
| 2018 | 43 | 364 | observed |
| 2019 | 45 | 355 | observed |
| 2020 | 30 | 493 | observed |
| 2021 | 28 | 544 | observed |
| 2022 | 33 | 455 | observed |
| 2023 | 25 | 553 | observed |
| 2024 | 20 | 646 | observed |
| 2025 | 17 | 738 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Wessel” 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 · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated
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.
Member of the German resistance (1899–1944)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · 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.
