Winford

Last seen for boys in 2009 at #10,994

Peak · boys
1928 · 116 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,503
since 1889

Winford over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Winford has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #571, 1928boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yearboys
rankbirths
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2011
2010
2009#10,9946
2008
2007
2006
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2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998#7,5607
1997
1996
1995#5,9289
1994
1993#4,69712
1992#4,87211
1991#6,5197
1990#6,4157
1989#4,52711
1988#5,2008
1987#3,95911
1986#4,4579
1985#3,40113
1984#3,45912
1983#3,07114
1982#2,42620
1981#3,85810
1980#3,43012
1979#3,35712
1978#2,37519
1977#3,38611
1976#3,09512
1975#2,06522
1974#3,12011
1973#2,31117
1972#2,53414
1971#1,56031
1970#1,52331
1969#1,81021
1968#1,36632
1967#1,47627
1966#1,17840
1965#1,36032
1964#1,46229
1963#1,35433
1962#1,06951
1961#1,05954
1960#1,05853
1959#97562
1958#1,00657
1957#1,21441
1956#99956
1955#95761
1954#98557
1953#87867
1952#85067
1951#91559
1950#87262
1949#82169
1948#87960
1947#77179
1946#78571
1945#79161
1944#74569
1943#70982
1942#70483
1941#62095
1940#69476
1939#68575
1938#71074
1937#66580
1936#58198
1935#61491
1934#63589
1933#64281
1932#60096
1931#63886
1930#62597
1929#64491
1928#571116
1927#597108
1926#63199
1925#608108
1924#616107
1923#606110
1922#69289
1921#65298
1920#63598
1919#64989
1918#65189
1917#80461
1916#77163
1915#76761
1914#1,00331
1913#81834
1912#85427
1911#98212
1910#98111
1909#1,1557
1908#1,0218
1907#1,2006
1906
1905
1904
1903
1902#1,1375
1901#7279
1900#1,1626
1899#1,0515
1898#1,1215
1897
1896
1895#8727
1894
1893
1892
1891#9635
1890
1889#8786
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884
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1882
1881
1880
First appearance
1889

The first year at least five boys were named Winford! It came in at #878, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1894, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Winford is popular in 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedNEMissouri: #340 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,157 boysMOKentucky: #483 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,322 boysKYWest Virginia: #281 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,612 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedKSArkansas: #352 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,005 boysARTennessee: #420 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,007 boysTNNorth Carolina: #259 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,341 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #310 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,872 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedLAMississippi: #304 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,581 boysMSAlabama: #227 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,768 boysALGeorgia: #321 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,166 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedHITexas: #544 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,175 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Winford, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#227 · 1 in 1,768
  2. North Carolina#259 · 1 in 2,341
  3. West Virginia#281 · 1 in 2,612
  4. Mississippi#304 · 1 in 2,581
  5. Oklahoma#310 · 1 in 2,872

Best ever in a state: #210 in Tennessee, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#227161 in 1,768
North Carolina#259151 in 2,341
West Virginia#28171 in 2,612
Mississippi#30481 in 2,581
Oklahoma#31081 in 2,872
Georgia#32191 in 3,166
Missouri#34071 in 4,157
Arkansas#35261 in 3,005
Tennessee#42051 in 5,007
Kentucky#48351 in 5,322
Texas#544111 in 5,175
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Winford
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2009
  • Biggest jump: 435 spots in 1901 (#1,162#727)
  • Biggest drop: 410 spots in 1902 (#727#1,137)
Rise & fade · boys
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1889
  • Peaked 1928 at #571 (116 births)
  • Births halved by 1954, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1915–1956
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,548
  • Highest: 1 in 9,548 boys born in 1928 were named Winford (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 330,596 boys born in 2009 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 22.7% of all boys named Winford (1,024) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#878 (1889)#878
1890s22#872 (1895)#1,002
1900s41#727 (1901)#1,067
1910s478#649 (1919)#828
1920s1,024#571 (1928)#625
1930s867#581 (1936)#640
1940s745#620 (1941)#752
1950s589#850 (1952)#965
1960s372#1,058 (1960)#1,319
1970s180#1,523 (1970)#2,533
1980s120#2,426 (1982)#3,779
1990s53#4,697 (1993)#5,999
2000s6#10,994 (2009)#10,994

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Winford in 1927

boys
#597
108 births · 1 in 10,434 boys

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #597Winford108
More about 1927

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 10,434 of them was named Winford, which outranked 87.6% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winford
  1. #592Reed109
  2. #592Rodger109
  3. #592Theo109
  4. #597Winford108
  5. #597Jonathan108
  6. #597Mason108
  7. #597Rogers108
  8. #601Asa107
  9. #601Avery107
  10. #601Bennett107

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. 1,863Lindbergh#2,436#573
  2. 966Lindy#1,353#387
  3. 601Sonny#1,565#964
  4. 467Akira#1,404#937
  5. 442Maria#1,432#990
Fallers
  1. 684Minoru#963#1,647
  2. 611Reno#825#1,436
  3. 406Hurley#916#1,322
  4. 356Adelbert#842#1,198
  5. 330Gardner#963#1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1927