Winifred

#922 for girls in 2025, 284 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 97.6% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1917 · 1,526 births
Debut · girls
92 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
45,094
since 1880

Winifred over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Winifred has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #141, 1917girls
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.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#922284—
2024#1,027245—
2023#963269—
2022#1,089229—
2021#1,069235—
2020#1,099222—
2019#1,209193—
2018#1,435154—
2017#1,364169—
2016#1,534147—
2015#1,437160—
2014#1,982100—
2013#2,50871—
2012#3,31449—
2011#4,68130—
2010#5,97722—
2009#4,01338—
2008#5,01329—
2007#5,89523—
2006#5,08627—
2005#4,82827—
2004#5,74421—
2003#5,41922—
2002#5,44421—
2001#4,56426—
2000#5,31221—
1999#6,83614—
1998#5,79917—
1997#6,16315—
1996#6,06415—
1995#5,43917—
1994#7,09712—
1993#4,25724—
1992#3,96826—
1991#5,18118—
1990#3,29733—
1989#5,83614#6,9416
1988#3,89323—
1987#4,66017—
1986#4,02820—
1985#4,86015—
1984#3,42324—
1983#3,68721—
1982#3,64722—
1981#3,06628—
1980#3,00229—
1979#2,52536—
1978#2,94227—
1977#2,60632—
1976#3,09523—
1975#1,87748—
1974#1,93744—
1973#1,58958#3,4459
1972#1,74950#4,9865
1971#1,61358#3,6588
1970#1,27885—
1969#1,29076—
1968#1,17784—
1967#1,025101#2,7609
1966#1,07296#3,9485
1965#989110#3,2447
1964#899134#3,2827
1963#814162#2,8589
1962#798171#2,11715
1961#845156#2,40912
1960#817162#3,0778
1959#724193#2,29513
1958#663222#2,17714
1957#667216#3,0248
1956#597253#2,16814
1955#561263#2,13914
1954#607224#2,44911
1953#533261#2,39111
1952#504278#2,51410
1951#480294#2,36711
1950#470297#2,11113
1949#413363#2,8028
1948#460302#2,32611
1947#420374#2,49810
1946#394371#2,5349
1945#397319#1,77215
1944#405312#2,30910
1943#340438#1,57720
1942#323457#1,46723
1941#327404#2,6568
1940#325384#1,68017
1939#301416#1,71216
1938#288471#1,81815
1937#295444#1,62718
1936#279462#1,41722
1935#273491#1,45322
1934#272510#1,78316
1933#259554#1,40523
1932#262572#1,42624
1931#232670#1,42724
1930#230699#1,60221
1929#218816#1,27231
1928#205955#1,41327
1927#2011,014#1,51625
1926#1871,111#1,27832
1925#1781,221#1,27932
1924#1771,269#1,26333
1923#1641,420#1,35829
1922#1621,428#1,24234
1921#1631,417#1,25234
1920#1601,432#1,11940
1919#1641,332#1,26431
1918#1441,593#97547
1917#1411,526#1,29128
1916#1481,365#1,30427
1915#1431,299#1,45422
1914#161904#1,60815
1913#157741#1,20518
1912#162662#1,61910
1911#166463#1,3877
1910#185370—
1909#195297#1,2776
1908#199281—
1907#199264—
1906#177287#1,2535
1905#180276#1,2335
1904#189252—
1903#178272#9107
1902#193226—
1901#184232—
1900#177302#1,3105
1899#179241—
1898#170289—
1897#183217—
1896#189212—
1895#175234—
1894#180216—
1893#166232—
1892#173213—
1891#150235—
1890#169204—
1889#162186—
1888#165176—
1887#160154—
1886#160146—
1885#170120—
1884#145146—
1883#148125—
1882#17383#9435
1881#16681—
1880#14992—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Winifred was already there! It came in at #149, and was given to 92 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1994–1999, when fewer than 18 girls a year got the name.

Where Winifred is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedAKMaine: #133 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 574 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNHWashington: #177 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #196 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsMNIllinois: #173 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsILWisconsin: #238 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,158 girlsWIMichigan: #144 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 914 girlsMINew York: #139 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 721 girlsNYMassachusetts: #97 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 508 girlsMARhode Island: #91 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 377 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 767 girlsSDIowa: #189 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,324 girlsIAIndiana: #186 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsINOhio: #194 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsOHPennsylvania: #152 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 976 girlsPANew Jersey: #122 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 621 girlsNJConnecticut: #123 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 619 girlsCTCalifornia: #237 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedUTColorado: #225 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsCONebraska: #190 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsNEMissouri: #315 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,767 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,028 girlsWVVirginia: #253 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsVAMaryland: #143 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 838 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNMKansas: #157 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 824 girlsKSArkansas: #439 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,651 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #364 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,986 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,424 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #99 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 428 girlsDCOklahoma: #283 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsOKLouisiana: #432 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,571 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMSAlabama: #419 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,289 girlsALGeorgia: #279 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsGAHawaii: #98 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 320 girlsHITexas: #602 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,484 girlsTXFlorida: #166 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 722 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#91 · 1 in 377
  2. Massachusetts#97 · 1 in 508
  3. Hawaii#98 · 1 in 320
  4. District of Columbia#99 · 1 in 428
  5. New Jersey#122 · 1 in 621

Best ever in a state: #43 in Hawaii, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#91131 in 377
Massachusetts#97621 in 508
Hawaii#98111 in 320
District of Columbia#9981 in 428
New Jersey#122471 in 621
Connecticut#123181 in 619
Maine#133111 in 574
New York#1391341 in 721
Maryland#143151 in 838
Michigan#144461 in 914
Pennsylvania#152851 in 976
South Dakota#15671 in 767
Kansas#157171 in 824
Florida#166171 in 722
Illinois#173491 in 1,164
Washington#17791 in 1,014
Indiana#186191 in 1,299
Iowa#189141 in 1,324
Nebraska#19091 in 1,179
Ohio#194381 in 1,352
Minnesota#196131 in 1,477
Colorado#22561 in 1,383
California#237231 in 1,554
Wisconsin#238111 in 2,158
Virginia#253121 in 1,979
Georgia#279141 in 2,146
Oklahoma#283131 in 1,754
South Carolina#29981 in 2,424
Missouri#315101 in 2,767
West Virginia#33761 in 3,028
North Carolina#36491 in 3,986
Alabama#41971 in 4,289
Louisiana#43261 in 3,571
Arkansas#43951 in 3,651
Texas#602111 in 5,484
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Idaho———
Kentucky———
Mississippi———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Tennessee———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Winifred
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 105 spots since 2024 (#1,027 → #922)
  • 177 spots since 2020 (#1,099 → #922)
  • 515 spots since 2015 (#1,437 → #922)
  • Biggest jump: 126 spots in 2023 (#1,089 → #963)
  • Biggest drop: 93 spots in 1960 (#724 → #817)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1917 at #141 (1,526 births)
  • Births halved by 1930, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 88 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1880–1965
Share of babies · girls
1 in 709
  • Highest: 1 in 709 girls born in 1917 were named Winifred (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,659 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.8% of all girls named Winifred (12,083) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,309#145 (1884)#160
1890s2,293#150 (1891)#173
1900s2,689#177 (1900)#187
1910s10,255#141 (1917)#157
1920s12,083#160 (1920)#182
1930s5,289#230 (1930)#269
1940s3,724#323 (1942)#380
1950s2,501#470 (1950)#581
1960s1,252#798 (1962)#973
1970s461#1,278 (1970)#2,121
1980s213#3,002 (1980)#4,010
1990s191#3,297 (1990)#5,410
2000s255#4,013 (2009)#5,132
2010s1,095#1,209 (2019)#2,544
2020s1,484#922 (2025)#1,028

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

Winifred in 1929

girls
#218
816 births · 1 in 1,368 girls
boys
#1,272
31 births · 1 in 34,697 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #218Winifred816

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #1,272Winifred31
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,368 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 95.9% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winifred
  1. #215Sadie828
  2. #216Victoria825
  3. #217Melba817
  4. #218Winifred816
  5. #219Diane796
  6. #220Angelina780
  7. #221Henrietta762
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

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

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 34,697 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 72.0% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winifred
  1. #1,237Victoriano32
  2. #1,237Von32
  3. #1,237Windell32
  4. #1,272Winifred31
  5. #1,272Arlis31
  6. #1,272Bernhard31
  7. #1,272Berton31
  8. #1,296Aldon30
  9. #1,296Blake30
  10. #1,296Casimer30

Tied with 23 names at #1,272; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

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

See the top 100 for 1929 →