Girls' name · since 1948
Windy
Windy has 4,971 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,410 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,971
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Windy is the #13410 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,971 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Windy recorded 4,971 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #13410 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #2,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,410 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,971 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Windy ranks #2,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,410 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,971 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,410 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,971
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Windy's 4,971 recorded births place it above 96.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Windy compares
4,971 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Windy's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Windy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,971 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 310 | 21 | 19,840 |
Windy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Windy splits its recorded history at 1986: 13% of all births land in the more recent half, 87% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2009 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 310 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Windy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 310
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Windy popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1974 (Windy as boys' name)
Windy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,474 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Windy's strongest decade.
2,474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Windy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 281
1950s
281 births
- 1960s 949
1960s
949 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,474 births
- 1980s 782
1980s
782 births
- 1990s 246
1990s
246 births
- 2000s 116
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,474 births (50% of all-time use).
How Windy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Windy's total volume
Windy by state
Where Windy concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 618 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 390 | 7.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 293 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 219 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 197 | 4.0% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 184 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 142 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 142 | 2.9% |
618 of 4,971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Windy appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Windy's data
- Windy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,474 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Windys (618 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Windy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Windy 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.