Recorded 1962–1994 Girls' name Peak 1973 458 births

Windi — girls' name

458 babies named Windi in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s691970s2761980s1031990s10
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Windi was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

34 babies were named Windi in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Windi

The Social Security Administration has registered 458 babies named Windi between 1962 and 1994, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Windi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Windi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 276 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Windi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Windi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Windi 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 458 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.

Windi at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

458

Since 1962

33 years of records

Peak year

1973

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1962

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1994

Windi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1962

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1973)
34
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 19941987198219781974197019651962 6

Windi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
276 births that decade — 60% of Windi's all-time total
1960s691970s2761980s1031990s10

Windi by state

Where Windi concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Windi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 6.1%
#2 Texas
16 3.5%
California share of Windi's total US births 6.1%
Even split

28 of 458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Windi?
458 babies have been named Windi since 1962. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1973 with 34 births.
When was Windi most popular?
Windi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 276 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Windi most popular?
The top states for the name Windi are California (28 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Windi been used?
Windi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 33 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Windi?
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.

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, 1962–1994 (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.