Boys' name · since 1914
Windell
Windell has 3,006 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1941 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,776 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,006
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Windell currently ranks #9776 among boys' names in America, with 3,006 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Windell has been recorded 3,006 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #9776 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,534 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,776 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,006 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Windell ranks #2,534 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,776 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,006 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,534 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,776 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,006
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Windell's 3,006 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Windell compares
3,006 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Windell's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Windell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,006 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 34 | 22,252 |
Windell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Windell splits its recorded history at 1962: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Windell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1941)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Windell popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1940 (Windell as girls' name)
Windell by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (669 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Windell's strongest decade.
669 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Windell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 79
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
294 births
- 1930s
1930s
404 births
- 1940s
1940s
669 births
- 1950s
1950s
541 births
- 1960s
1960s
446 births
- 1970s 223
1970s
223 births
- 1980s 168
1980s
168 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 669 births (22% of all-time use).
How Windell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Windell's total volume
Windell by state
Where Windell concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 349 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 126 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 117 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 104 | 3.5% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 96 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 94 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 51 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 39 | 1.3% |
349 of 3,006 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Windell appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Windell's data
- Windell's decade-level peak was the 1940s (669 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Windells (349 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Windell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Windell 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 August 2026.