US rank #5321 Boys' name Peak 2024 37 births

Windham — #5321 US boys' name

37 babies named Windham in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52010s52020s27
#5321
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Windham was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

18 babies were named Windham in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Windham

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Windham between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Windham currently holds the #5321 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Windham performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Windham shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Windham in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 37 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Windham at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

37

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2024

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,321

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Windham popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
18
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 2024202120141987 5

Windham by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
27 births that decade — 73% of Windham's all-time total
1980s52010s52020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Windham?
37 babies have been named Windham since 1987. It currently ranks #5321 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 18 births.
When was Windham most popular?
Windham was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Windham been used?
Windham has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Windham?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winston, Winfred, Winfield, Winford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.