How Many People Are Named Windle?
An estimated 153 people in the United States have the first name Windle. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Windle peaked in popularity in 1941 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Windle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Windle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Windle is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
153
About 1 in 2,240,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1941
21 births
Total Registered
413
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Windle
Windle is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 413 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Windle as a male name
Ranked #6,482 in 1976
5 male births in 1976
Peak: 1941 (21 births)
Windle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Windle span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 129 babies were registered. Windle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Windle by Decade
How has Windle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Windle by State
Birth registrations for Windle span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama. The lowest are in Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia. On average, about 6 Windles were registered per state.
Windle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Windle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Windle
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Windle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Windle?
We estimate approximately 153 people named Windle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,240,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Windle a common name?
Windle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 413 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Windle most popular?
Windle reached peak popularity in 1941, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Windle is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Windle a male name?
Windle is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Windle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Windle Smith, Windle Johnson, Windle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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