The first name Windy
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Often a diminutive of names starting with Wi-, such as Wilhelmina and Winifred, with -y. Influenced by windy.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Windy at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Windy, the 14,835th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 310 were.
4,983
babies named Windy since 1880
#14,835
rank in 2025
1975
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Windy mean?
- Often a diminutive of names starting with Wi-, such as Wilhelmina and Winifred, with -y. Influenced by windy.
- Is Windy a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,983 US babies named Windy since 1880 were girls.
- When was Windy most popular?
- 1975 in the United States, when 310 babies were named Windy, its highest rank at 553rd.