English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedOften a diminutive of names starting with Wi-, such as Wilhelmina and Winifred, with -y. Influenced by windy.
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- Wiktionary: WindyCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Windy is a unisex given name documented in English. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Separate records with matching spellings: Windy (English), Windy (English)
Often a diminutive of names starting with Wi-, such as Wilhelmina and Winifred, with -y. Influenced by windy.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 6 girls (rank 13208). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Windy
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 9 | 3,593 | observed |
| 1949 | 7 | 4,235 | observed |
| 1950 | 15 | 2,652 | observed |
| 1951 | 13 | 2,937 | observed |
| 1952 | 13 | 3,040 | observed |
| 1953 | 23 | 2,173 | observed |
| 1954 | 23 | 2,240 | observed |
| 1955 | 17 | 2,725 | observed |
| 1956 | 38 | 1,717 | observed |
| 1957 | 33 | 1,904 | observed |
| 1958 | 54 | 1,448 | observed |
| 1959 | 52 | 1,499 | observed |
| 1960 | 62 | 1,393 | observed |
| 1961 | 52 | 1,568 | observed |
| 1962 | 61 | 1,419 | observed |
| 1963 | 59 | 1,449 | observed |
| 1964 | 65 | 1,393 | observed |
| 1965 | 69 | 1,302 | observed |
| 1966 | 83 | 1,171 | observed |
| 1967 | 161 | 779 | observed |
| 1968 | 159 | 794 | observed |
| 1969 | 178 | 754 | observed |
| 1970 | 220 | 706 | observed |
| 1971 | 249 | 652 | observed |
| 1972 | 270 | 593 | observed |
| 1973 | 242 | 627 | observed |
| 1974 | 270 | 584 | observed |
| 1975 | 310 | 551 | observed |
| 1976 | 251 | 622 | observed |
| 1977 | 215 | 719 | observed |
| 1978 | 220 | 717 | observed |
| 1979 | 227 | 730 | observed |
| 1980 | 153 | 966 | observed |
| 1981 | 146 | 998 | observed |
| 1982 | 87 | 1,399 | observed |
| 1983 | 79 | 1,463 | observed |
| 1984 | 78 | 1,475 | observed |
| 1985 | 60 | 1,856 | observed |
| 1986 | 48 | 2,170 | observed |
| 1987 | 56 | 1,991 | observed |
| 1988 | 45 | 2,419 | observed |
| 1989 | 30 | 3,402 | observed |
| 1990 | 52 | 2,374 | observed |
| 1991 | 28 | 3,722 | observed |
| 1992 | 24 | 4,236 | observed |
| 1993 | 30 | 3,585 | observed |
| 1994 | 19 | 5,016 | observed |
| 1995 | 17 | 5,439 | observed |
| 1996 | 21 | 4,739 | observed |
| 1997 | 19 | 5,228 | observed |
| 1998 | 23 | 4,636 | observed |
| 1999 | 13 | 7,239 | observed |
| 2000 | 14 | 7,158 | observed |
| 2001 | 11 | 8,758 | observed |
| 2002 | 11 | 8,837 | observed |
| 2003 | 13 | 7,998 | observed |
| 2004 | 11 | 9,264 | observed |
| 2005 | 14 | 7,891 | observed |
| 2006 | 14 | 8,237 | observed |
| 2007 | 15 | 8,098 | observed |
| 2008 | 7 | 13,832 | observed |
| 2009 | 6 | 15,242 | observed |
| 2010 | 9 | 11,246 | observed |
| 2011 | 7 | 13,347 | observed |
| 2012 | 9 | 11,257 | observed |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,000 | observed |
| 2014 | 9 | 10,955 | observed |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,006 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 14,331 | observed |
| 2017 | 7 | 12,713 | observed |
| 2018 | 9 | 10,545 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 6 | 13,453 | observed |
| 2021 | 6 | 13,464 | observed |
| 2022 | 9 | 10,383 | observed |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | 8 | 11,122 | observed |
| 2025 | 6 | 13,208 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Windy” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.