Recorded 1965–1982 Girls' name Peak 1969 135 births

Windie — girls' name

135 babies named Windie in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s781980s16
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Windie was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

14 babies were named Windie in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Windie

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Windie between 1965 and 1982, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Windie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Windie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Windie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Windie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Windie 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 135 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.

Windie at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

135

Since 1965

18 years of records

Peak year

1969

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1965

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1982

Windie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1965

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1969)
14
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
46810121416 198219801977197519731971196919671965 7

Windie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
78 births that decade — 58% of Windie's all-time total
1960s411970s781980s16

Windie by state

Where Windie concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Windie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.4%
California share of Windie's total US births 4.4%

6 of 135 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Windie?
135 babies have been named Windie since 1965. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1969 with 14 births.
When was Windie most popular?
Windie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Windie most popular?
The top states for the name Windie are California (6 births).
How long has the name Windie been used?
Windie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 18 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Windie?
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, 1965–1982 (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.