Is Windell a boy or girl name?
Windell was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 3,019 US babies named Windell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Windell since 1914
- 3,019
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 121 babies
Boys and girls named Windell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 294 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 404 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 669 | 10 | 1.5% |
| 1950s | 541 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1960s | 446 | 6 | 1.3% |
| 1970s | 223 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #12,161 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #14,219 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #12,062 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #12,069 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #12,146 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,480 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,503 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,620 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,503 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,298 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #11,267 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,633 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,967 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,970 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,953 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,348 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,602 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,501 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,345 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,839 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,323 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,919 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,226 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,775 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,067 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,236 | 6 | #6,553 |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 51 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 66 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 63 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 50 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 56 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 62 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 54 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 45 | #1,112 | 5 | #6,719 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 56 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 57 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 53 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 53 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 56 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 55 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 50 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 46 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 72 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 72 | #759 | 5 | #5,366 |
| 1941 | 117 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 116 | #549 | 5 | #5,012 |
| 1939 | 53 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 45 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 49 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 51 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 41 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 37 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 32 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 39 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,211 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,305 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Windell reached #549 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #5,012 in 1940. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Windell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.