Winda
Winda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
Meaning & Origin of Winda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Winda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
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The Story of Winda
Winda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1946, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 14 Windas were born — ranking #2,921 that year. As of 2026, Winda ranks #7,174 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 172 Windas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Winda
Winda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 172 births in the dataset. Winda's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #2,921. Use the chart and map above to compare Winda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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