girls:
414 births since 1985
#5302 (7th percentile)
boys:
532 births since 1912
#4054 (12th percentile)
overall:
946 births since 1912
#6793 (12th percentile)
The name Windsor is the #6,793 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 946 recorded births since 1912. This represents the 12.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 12.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,054 (11.5% percentile) for all time with 532 births since 1912. For girls, it ranks #5,302 (7.2% percentile) for all time with 414 births since 1985.
Windsor first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912 (1912 for boys and 1985 for girls). Birth data for Windsor is available in 77 out of the 112 years between 1912 and 2023 (70 years for boys and 25 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Windsor has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (56.2% of all recorded births). In 2023, 30.0% of babies named Windsor were boys. Interestingly, until around 2001, the name was more popular for boys (94.6% boys from 1912 to 2000), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (73.0% girls from 2001 to 2023).
For boys, Windsor reached its peak popularity in 1925, achieving the 2.0% percentile (ranked #535) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 1925, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Windsor ranks #907 for boys (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 35.4% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Windsor reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 3.3% percentile (ranked #909) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 20 births per million (ranked 3.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2010, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Windsor ranks #931 for girls (1.7% percentile) with 12 births per million, which is 58.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Windsor".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Windsor. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 88.1% confident that Windsor is pronounced as WIHN-zer, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is WIHND-zer, at 11.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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