Unisex name · since 1912
Windsor
Windsor has 564 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,350 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,896 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 564
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Windsor is the #5896 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 564 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Windsor has been recorded 564 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #5896 nationally and more common than 58% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #7,350 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,896 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 564 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Windsor ranks #7,350 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,896 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 564 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,350 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,896 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 564
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Windsor's 564 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Windsor compares
564 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Windsor's all-time total is 53% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Windsor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 564 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Windsor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Windsor's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Windsor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Windsor popularity over time - girls
476 total births recorded since 1985 (Windsor as girls' name)
Windsor by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Windsor's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Windsor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (16% of all-time use).
How Windsor 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 Windsor's total volume
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What to do with Windsor's data
- Windsor's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Windsor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Windsor 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.