Windsor
A masculine given name derived from the English place name Windsor.
Name Census estimates that about 795 living Americans carry the first name Windsor. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 54.7% of registrations being male. The average person named Windsor today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Windsor births was 2024 (57 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Windsor. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Windsor started out as a boys' name but over the decades crossed over and is now given to girls far more often.
- • Windsor sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
People living today
795
~ 1 in 431,138 Americans
Peak year
2024
57 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,803
Tracked since 1912
Gender
Gender distribution for Windsor
Windsor is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,003 total registrations, 549 (54.7%) were male and 454 (45.3%) were female.
Windsor as a male name
- Ranked #5,630 in 2024
- 17 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (17 births)
Windsor as a female name
- Ranked #3,803 in 2024
- 40 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (40 births)
Popularity
Windsor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Windsor from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 293 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Windsor remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Windsor by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Windsor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Windsors live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, Virginia recorded the most babies named Windsor, while Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Windsor
The name Windsor has its origins in Old English, derived from the combination of the words "windle" meaning "winding" and "oras" meaning "ridge" or "bank." It is believed to have originated as a place name, referring to the winding banks of the River Thames near the present-day town of Windsor in Berkshire, England.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Windsor dates back to the 11th century, when it appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Windesores." This was a survey of land and resources undertaken by order of William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
The name Windsor gained historical significance when William the Conqueror chose the site to build a castle, now known as Windsor Castle, in the late 11th century. The castle has served as a royal residence for successive English and British monarchs ever since, cementing the name Windsor's association with royalty.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Windsor as their first name. One of the earliest recorded examples is Windsor Sandys (1580-1628), an English traveler and writer who explored the Mediterranean region and published accounts of his journeys.
Another prominent figure was Windsor Browne (1677-1767), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for several constituencies and held various legal positions, including Recorder of Newark-upon-Trent.
In the 19th century, Windsor Horne Wills (1828-1907) was a notable English businessman and philanthropist who founded the Imperial Tobacco Company and established the Wills Trusts for the promotion of education and social welfare.
More recently, Windsor Davies (1924-2019) was a Welsh actor and comedian best known for his role as the disciplinarian Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the popular British television series "It Ain't Half Hot Mum."
Another notable figure was Windsor Thomas (1923-2012), an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal as part of the United States men's basketball team.
People
Windsor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Windsor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Windsor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Windsor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 795 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Windsor going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 431,138 US residents.
Is Windsor a common name?
We classify Windsor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,003 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Windsor most popular?
The single biggest year for Windsor was 2024, when 57 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Windsor is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Windsor a male name?
Yes, 54.7% of people registered as Windsor in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.