Winfred
Last seen for girls in 1980 at #10,392 · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to boys 96.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1917 · 214 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,104since 1880
Winfred over time
Rank among boys' names. Winfred has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | #12,239 | 5 | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #12,146 | 5 | |
| 2020 | — | #12,022 | 5 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #8,154 | 9 | |
| 2017 | — | #12,246 | 5 | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
| 2013 | — | #9,655 | 7 | |
| 2012 | — | #7,050 | 11 | |
| 2011 | — | #9,600 | 7 | |
| 2010 | — | #8,139 | 9 | |
| 2009 | — | #12,491 | 5 | |
| 2008 | — | #9,019 | 8 | |
| 2007 | — | #8,915 | 8 | |
| 2006 | — | #6,904 | 11 | |
| 2005 | — | #9,115 | 7 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #10,894 | 5 | |
| 2002 | — | #6,088 | 11 | |
| 2001 | — | #9,243 | 6 | |
| 2000 | — | #6,839 | 9 | |
| 1999 | — | #8,704 | 6 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,197 | 16 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,738 | 18 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,022 | 16 | |
| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,326 | 20 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,661 | 17 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,920 | 15 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,469 | 28 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,166 | 19 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,359 | 28 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,197 | 28 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,169 | 27 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,779 | 18 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,724 | 35 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,098 | 25 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,955 | 27 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,734 | 33 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,577 | 38 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #1,432 | 44 |
| 1979 | — | #1,903 | 28 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,965 | 25 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,407 | 42 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,608 | 33 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,593 | 32 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,269 | 44 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,201 | 47 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,391 | 37 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,101 | 55 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #1,080 | 57 |
| 1969 | — | #1,097 | 50 | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #1,006 | 54 |
| 1967 | — | #1,102 | 45 | |
| 1966 | — | #785 | 85 | |
| 1965 | — | #777 | 90 | |
| 1964 | — | #774 | 95 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #751 | 107 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #664 | 137 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #689 | 123 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #640 | 148 |
| 1959 | — | #652 | 139 | |
| 1958 | — | #667 | 131 | |
| 1957 | — | #590 | 169 | |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #543 | 193 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #576 | 163 |
| 1954 | — | #613 | 145 | |
| 1953 | — | #587 | 150 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #544 | 164 |
| 1951 | — | #566 | 146 | |
| 1950 | — | #588 | 133 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #598 | 130 |
| 1948 | — | #602 | 126 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #595 | 131 |
| 1946 | — | #615 | 109 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #504 | 140 |
| 1944 | — | #549 | 121 | |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #508 | 148 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #505 | 147 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #506 | 135 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #465 | 155 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #537 | 113 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #466 | 155 |
| 1937 | — | #444 | 158 | |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #487 | 135 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #470 | 146 |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | #486 | 139 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #481 | 136 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #428 | 170 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #441 | 163 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #431 | 185 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #429 | 190 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #422 | 198 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #440 | 192 |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #424 | 203 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | #415 | 208 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #402 | 231 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #392 | 230 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #387 | 244 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #406 | 223 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #394 | 228 |
| 1919 | #1,698 | 23 | #393 | 222 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #407 | 211 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #385 | 214 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #400 | 192 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #454 | 146 |
| 1914 | — | #446 | 116 | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #434 | 96 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #491 | 65 |
| 1911 | — | #644 | 23 | |
| 1910 | — | #707 | 18 | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #590 | 20 |
| 1908 | — | #566 | 20 | |
| 1907 | — | #559 | 19 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #549 | 18 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | #521 | 17 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | #548 | 13 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Winfred was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1888, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Winfred is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#487 · 1 in 5,408
- Michigan#676 · 1 in 12,865
Best ever in a state: #38 in Vermont, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #487 | 7 | 1 in 5,408 |
| Michigan | #676 | 5 | 1 in 12,865 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Winfred
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
- Biggest jump: 368 spots in 1907 (#927 → #559)
- Biggest drop: 378 spots in 1906 (#549 → #927)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #385 (214 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 46 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1902–1966
- Highest: 1 in 4,325 boys born in 1917 were named Winfred (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 342,115 boys born in 2023 (0.00%)
- 21.2% of all boys named Winfred (2,147) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 100 | #488 (1884) | #570 |
| 1890s | 103 | #533 (1890) | #681 |
| 1900s | 137 | #521 (1902) | #649 |
| 1910s | 1,303 | #385 (1917) | #476 |
| 1920s | 2,147 | #387 (1922) | #411 |
| 1930s | 1,500 | #428 (1932) | #467 |
| 1940s | 1,342 | #465 (1940) | #545 |
| 1950s | 1,533 | #543 (1956) | #593 |
| 1960s | 934 | #640 (1960) | #829 |
| 1970s | 400 | #1,080 (1970) | #1,452 |
| 1980s | 303 | #1,432 (1980) | #2,002 |
| 1990s | 163 | #2,469 (1991) | #4,361 |
| 2000s | 70 | #6,088 (2002) | #8,834 |
| 2010s | 54 | #7,050 (2012) | #9,366 |
| 2020s | 15 | #12,022 (2020) | #12,136 |
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.
Winfred in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 39,124 of them was named Winfred, which outranked 79.5% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,390Sherwin43
- #1,390Travon43
- #1,390Yusef43
- #1,407Winfred42
- #1,407Adolph42
- #1,407Anthoney42
- #1,407Asher42
- #1,431Dandre41
- #1,431Derwin41
- #1,431Geronimo41
Tied with 23 names at #1,407; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.