Wyndi

Girls' name

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

Wyndi has been given to 173 babies in the U.S. since 1961. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1977, with 18 recorded.

Babies named Wyndi, 1991

1 in 779,000

Wyndi over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Wyndi: meaning, origin, and history

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

coinages

What Wyndi means

Wyndi is a modern given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Wyndi is used in English. Its origins include coinages.

Wyndi is a modern formation.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 173 girls were recorded with the name Wyndi between 1961 and 1991. Its highest annual count was 18 in 1977; its best national rank was #4,047 in 1967.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Wyndi?

Wyndi had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1991, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1991: 1 in 779,000; 5 of 3,892,928 births
Among girls only: 1 in 375,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1991: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 539,676 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Wyndi sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1991 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 539,676 children born in 1991 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Wyndi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Wyndis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Wyndi was born before 1975 — so the typical Wyndi is around 50 today.

Median birth year: 1975; About 50 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 57.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 96.5%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 173; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 57.8% of all recorded uses (100).

Is Wyndi rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1977 (18)
Years since peak: 48; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 33.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,047; 1967

Spellings of Wyndi

Wyndi is not the most common spelling — Wanda is, with 37.5% against Wyndi's 0.02%.

Wanda37.5%281,214
Wendy35.0%262,325
Lynda10.4%77,979
Randi4.0%29,663
Wendi1.9%14,522
Sandi1.3%10,101
Mandi1.3%10,025
Cindi1.0%7,696

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Wyndi by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,047; 1967
Peak year: 1977; 18 that year
First recorded: 1961
Last recorded: 1991
All-time count: 173
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Wyndi

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Wynnie Fendi Wynee Wynnter Bindi Wynne Sundi Kendi Jandi Wynonna Rendi Erandi Myndi Nandi Syndi Wynn Landi Wyn Wynonia Sondi Wyndy Rindi Lindi Wynde

Sibling names for Wyndi

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Jason Kevin Sommer Tamar Salina Jamila Corrie Shanta

For a brother

Torrey Tory Aric Rodrick Delvin Andrea Cedrick Jamey

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