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
- Peak · girls
- 1917 · 1,526 births
- Debut · girls
- 92 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 45,094since 1880
Winifred over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Winifred has never cracked the top 100 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #922 | 284 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,027 | 245 | — | |
| 2023 | #963 | 269 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,089 | 229 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,069 | 235 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,099 | 222 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,209 | 193 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,435 | 154 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,364 | 169 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,534 | 147 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,437 | 160 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,982 | 100 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,508 | 71 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,314 | 49 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,681 | 30 | — | |
| 2010 | #5,977 | 22 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,013 | 38 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,013 | 29 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,895 | 23 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,086 | 27 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | — | |
| 2003 | #5,419 | 22 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,444 | 21 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,564 | 26 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,312 | 21 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,968 | 26 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,297 | 33 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,687 | 21 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,066 | 28 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,525 | 36 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,942 | 27 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,877 | 48 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,937 | 44 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,589 | 58 | #3,445 | 9 |
| 1972 | #1,749 | 50 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #1,613 | 58 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #1,278 | 85 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,290 | 76 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,177 | 84 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,025 | 101 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #1,072 | 96 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #989 | 110 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #899 | 134 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #814 | 162 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #798 | 171 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | #845 | 156 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | #817 | 162 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #724 | 193 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #663 | 222 | #2,177 | 14 |
| 1957 | #667 | 216 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #597 | 253 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #561 | 263 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1954 | #607 | 224 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #533 | 261 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #504 | 278 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #480 | 294 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #470 | 297 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #413 | 363 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #460 | 302 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #420 | 374 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #394 | 371 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #397 | 319 | #1,772 | 15 |
| 1944 | #405 | 312 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #340 | 438 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #323 | 457 | #1,467 | 23 |
| 1941 | #327 | 404 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #325 | 384 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #301 | 416 | #1,712 | 16 |
| 1938 | #288 | 471 | #1,818 | 15 |
| 1937 | #295 | 444 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #279 | 462 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #273 | 491 | #1,453 | 22 |
| 1934 | #272 | 510 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #259 | 554 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | #262 | 572 | #1,426 | 24 |
| 1931 | #232 | 670 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1930 | #230 | 699 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | #218 | 816 | #1,272 | 31 |
| 1928 | #205 | 955 | #1,413 | 27 |
| 1927 | #201 | 1,014 | #1,516 | 25 |
| 1926 | #187 | 1,111 | #1,278 | 32 |
| 1925 | #178 | 1,221 | #1,279 | 32 |
| 1924 | #177 | 1,269 | #1,263 | 33 |
| 1923 | #164 | 1,420 | #1,358 | 29 |
| 1922 | #162 | 1,428 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1921 | #163 | 1,417 | #1,252 | 34 |
| 1920 | #160 | 1,432 | #1,119 | 40 |
| 1919 | #164 | 1,332 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1918 | #144 | 1,593 | #975 | 47 |
| 1917 | #141 | 1,526 | #1,291 | 28 |
| 1916 | #148 | 1,365 | #1,304 | 27 |
| 1915 | #143 | 1,299 | #1,454 | 22 |
| 1914 | #161 | 904 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #157 | 741 | #1,205 | 18 |
| 1912 | #162 | 662 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #166 | 463 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #185 | 370 | — | |
| 1909 | #195 | 297 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #199 | 281 | — | |
| 1907 | #199 | 264 | — | |
| 1906 | #177 | 287 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #180 | 276 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #189 | 252 | — | |
| 1903 | #178 | 272 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #193 | 226 | — | |
| 1901 | #184 | 232 | — | |
| 1900 | #177 | 302 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #179 | 241 | — | |
| 1898 | #170 | 289 | — | |
| 1897 | #183 | 217 | — | |
| 1896 | #189 | 212 | — | |
| 1895 | #175 | 234 | — | |
| 1894 | #180 | 216 | — | |
| 1893 | #166 | 232 | — | |
| 1892 | #173 | 213 | — | |
| 1891 | #150 | 235 | — | |
| 1890 | #169 | 204 | — | |
| 1889 | #162 | 186 | — | |
| 1888 | #165 | 176 | — | |
| 1887 | #160 | 154 | — | |
| 1886 | #160 | 146 | — | |
| 1885 | #170 | 120 | — | |
| 1884 | #145 | 146 | — | |
| 1883 | #148 | 125 | — | |
| 1882 | #173 | 83 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | #166 | 81 | — | |
| 1880 | #149 | 92 | — | |
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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Nebraska#396 · 1 in 1,419
- Oregon#429 · 1 in 1,632
- Massachusetts#444 · 1 in 2,003
- Wisconsin#447 · 1 in 1,842
- Minnesota#459 · 1 in 1,953
Best ever in a state: #43 in Hawaii, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Oregon | #429 | 8 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Massachusetts | #444 | 12 | 1 in 2,003 |
| Wisconsin | #447 | 11 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Utah | #490 | 8 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Pennsylvania | #515 | 20 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Colorado | #536 | 10 | 1 in 2,333 |
| Illinois | #541 | 18 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Iowa | #565 | 5 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Indiana | #611 | 10 | 1 in 2,791 |
| Michigan | #638 | 12 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Missouri | #640 | 8 | 1 in 3,037 |
| Ohio | #711 | 13 | 1 in 3,636 |
| Virginia | #843 | 8 | 1 in 4,218 |
| New York | #902 | 17 | 1 in 4,608 |
| Washington | #915 | 6 | 1 in 4,810 |
| Tennessee | #1,127 | 5 | 1 in 6,415 |
| North Carolina | #1,138 | 7 | 1 in 6,640 |
| California | #1,409 | 16 | 1 in 10,108 |
| Texas | #1,615 | 14 | 1 in 11,467 |
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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
- 177 spots since 2020 (#1,099 → #922)
- Biggest jump: 126 spots in 2023
- Biggest drop: 93 spots in 1960
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,309 | #145 (1884) | #160 |
| 1890s | 2,293 | #150 (1891) | #173 |
| 1900s | 2,689 | #177 (1900) | #187 |
| 1910s | 10,255 | #141 (1917) | #157 |
| 1920s | 12,083 | #160 (1920) | #182 |
| 1930s | 5,289 | #230 (1930) | #269 |
| 1940s | 3,724 | #323 (1942) | #380 |
| 1950s | 2,501 | #470 (1950) | #581 |
| 1960s | 1,252 | #798 (1962) | #973 |
| 1970s | 461 | #1,278 (1970) | #2,121 |
| 1980s | 213 | #3,002 (1980) | #4,010 |
| 1990s | 191 | #3,297 (1990) | #5,410 |
| 2000s | 255 | #4,013 (2009) | #5,132 |
| 2010s | 1,095 | #1,209 (2019) | #2,544 |
| 2020s | 1,484 | #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.
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