Windsor
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Windsor is a name of English origin, meaning “riverbank with a windlass”. In 2025 it ranked 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Windsor mean?
English: English place name, from Old English windels + ora
“riverbank with a windlass”
Windsor Castle in Berkshire gave its name to the British royal house, which adopted the surname Windsor in 1917.
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Is Windsor a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Windsor has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 22 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Windsor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,553among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Windsor, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,914th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985. 15 boys were also named Windsor in 2025 (5,859th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Windsor in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59% of the babies named Windsor in the US were girls.
Windsor in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4,200 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4,241 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,914 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4,560 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2015 | 32 | #4,402 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
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