Windell
Windell was the 10623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 549th; the most babies were born in 1941 (117). More babies were named Windell in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,623 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1941117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,027babies recorded
Windell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 21 since 1940.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,623 | 7 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #12,147 | 6 |
| 2000 | #6,299 | 11 |
| 1990 | #3,163 | 20 |
| 1980 | #1,908 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,698 | 27 |
| 1960 | #963 | 63 |
| 1950 | #959 | 53 |
| 1940 | #549 | 116 |
| 1930 | #1,280 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,542 | 25 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Windell, counting every spelling?
Windell is the most common spelling of a name family that had 7 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 7 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windell | 7 | #10,623 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Windell?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Windell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Windell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Windell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Windell?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Windell are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 50 and 74. That makes Windell a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Windell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Windell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Windell
How popular is the name Windell?
Windell was the 10623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 549th; the most babies were born in 1941 (117). More babies were named Windell in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Windell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Windell in the US.