Mende comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Mende means "helper" or "protector"..
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How popular is Mende?
1975peak year
Today, Mende has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1975, 24 babies were given the name (ranked #3019 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. In all, around 61 babies have been registered as Mende since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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