Windy vs Winifred

Side-by-side comparison of Windy and Winifred — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Windy

Girl name · Rank #11200

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Name B

Winifred

Girl name · Rank #1027

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Metric Windy Winifred
Current Rank #11200 #1027
Total Births (all years) 4,965 44,809
Peak Year 1975 1918
Peak Year Births 310 1,593
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1948 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Windy Winifred
1880ss — 1,309
1890ss — 2,293
1900ss — 2,689
1910ss — 10,255
1920ss — 12,083
1930ss — 5,289
1940ss 16 3,724
1950ss 281 2,501
1960ss 949 1,252
1970ss 2,474 461
1980ss 782 213
1990ss 246 191
2000ss 116 255
2010ss 72 1,095
2020ss 29 1,199

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Windy Winifred
2014 9 100
2015 7 160
2016 6 147
2017 7 169
2018 9 154
2019 — 193
2020 6 222
2021 6 235
2022 9 229
2023 — 269
2024 8 244

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1948–2024.

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