Total births
53
Boys' name · since 1987
Windham
53 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.
- #5337
- among boys today
- 53
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Windham is the #5337 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 53 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Windham has been recorded 53 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #5337 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #5337 among boys today
- 53 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
- 63% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Windham is currently the #5337 boys' name in America, more common than 63% of boys - 53 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5337
- among boys today
- 53
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other boys
Windham vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5337
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 63% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
81% 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.
How Windham compares
53 17th percentile among 14,294 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
Windham's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Windham | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 23 | 22,252 |
Windham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Windham's full recorded timeline at 2021, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Windham at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#5,337
Active since
1987
Windham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Windham by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Windham's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Windham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 43 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Windham? ▼
Windham has been given to 53 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #5337 as of the latest data. 18 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Windham most popular? ▼
Windham was most popular in the 2020s decade with 43 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 39 years of data through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Windham
Nearby Names Like Windham
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Windham
Winston Boy
#405 32,794 births
Winfred Boy
10,104 births
Winfield Boy
#8987 5,214 births
Winford Boy
4,503 births
Windell Boy
3,006 births
Compare Windham side by side: Windham vs Winston Windham vs Winfred Windham vs Winfield
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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, 1987–2025 (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. "Windham: #5337 Boys' Name - 53 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/windham. 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 Windham 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.