Given name
Winda
“a great huntress”
Winda is used as a given name. One interpretation is “a great huntress.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a great huntress.”
Where it comes from
Winda is a variant of Wynda. An origin associated with Wynda is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 172
- 0 boys · 172 girls
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 321 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Winda’s family of names
Winda has a related form in Windah. Winda has a related form in Wynda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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