Total births
172
Girls' name · since 1946
Winda
Winda has 172 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 172
- total births
- 1946–1975
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Winda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 172 have been recorded since 1946.
Winda has 172 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1975.
- 172 total births
- 1946–1975 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
172 girls have been named Winda since 1946, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1975.
- 172
- total births
- 1946–1975
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Winda was born in this single decade.
1952
Single peak year
14 babies were named Winda in 1952 - its busiest year on record.
Winda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Winda's full recorded timeline at 1960, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Winda at a glance
Last recorded 1975Peak year
1952
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1946
Winda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1975
- Peak year (1952)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Winda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Winda's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Winda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 72 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Winda? ▼
172 babies have been named Winda since 1946. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1952 with 14 births.
When was Winda most popular? ▼
Winda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Winda been used? ▼
Records for Winda go back to 1946, giving 30 years of history through 1975.
What names are similar to Winda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winifred, Winnie, Winter, Winona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Winda's data
- Winda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Winda
Nearby Names Like Winda
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Winda
Winifred Girl
#1027 45,094 births
Winnie Girl
#547 27,109 births
Winter Girl
#385 15,619 births
Winona Girl
#734 12,953 births
Winnifred Girl
#2750 5,127 births
Compare Winda side by side: Winda vs Winifred Winda vs Winnie Winda vs Winter
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Winda: Baby Name Since 1946 - 172 Births, Peak 1952." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/winda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Winda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.