Is Windy a boy or girl name?
Windy was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 4,977 US babies named Windy were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,046
- Babies named Windy since 1948
- 4,977
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 310 babies
Boys and girls named Windy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 281 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 949 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 2,474 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 6 | 782 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 0 | 246 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,046 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,181 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,132 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,980 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,384 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,029 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,121 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,404 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,882 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,912 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,160 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,222 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 6 | #17,188 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 7 | #15,328 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,501 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,697 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,310 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,860 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,481 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,325 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,564 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,698 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,408 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,877 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,241 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,678 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,378 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,815 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,400 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,476 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,447 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,022 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,193 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,880 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,488 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,213 | 79 | #1,474 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,416 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,003 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 153 | #976 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 227 | #731 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 220 | #720 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 215 | #720 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 251 | #624 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 310 | #553 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,211 | 270 | #587 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 242 | #628 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 270 | #595 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 249 | #655 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 220 | #707 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 178 | #756 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 159 | #800 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 161 | #786 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,177 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,322 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,404 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,463 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,428 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,579 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,403 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,515 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,468 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,927 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,736 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,837 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,293 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,236 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,199 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,102 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,780 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,662 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,879 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Windy reached #5,211 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #553 in 1975. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Windy
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.