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

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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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #141, 1917girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedAKMaine: #134 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 572 girlsMEVermont: #99 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 342 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #82 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 271 girlsNHWashington: #84 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 323 girlsWAIdaho: #141 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 514 girlsIDMontana: #101 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 394 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #161 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 833 girlsNDMinnesota: #144 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 902 girlsMNIllinois: #123 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 568 girlsILWisconsin: #128 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 636 girlsWIMichigan: #85 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 371 girlsMINew York: #99 for girls · 201 births · 1 in 468 girlsNYMassachusetts: #84 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 401 girlsMARhode Island: #92 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 380 girlsRIOregon: #102 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 405 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #172 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 834 girlsSDIowa: #119 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 531 girlsIAIndiana: #100 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 447 girlsINOhio: #121 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 631 girlsOHPennsylvania: #124 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 714 girlsPANew Jersey: #93 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 428 girlsNJConnecticut: #75 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 344 girlsCTCalifornia: #90 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 362 girlsCAUtah: #171 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 743 girlsUTColorado: #107 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 453 girlsCONebraska: #105 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 450 girlsNEMissouri: #184 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsMOKentucky: #308 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,405 girlsKYWest Virginia: #212 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsWVVirginia: #220 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsVAMaryland: #217 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,721 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: #135 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 617 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedARTennessee: #448 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,621 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #319 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #98 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 461 girlsDCOklahoma: #214 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,146 girlsOKLouisiana: #359 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,533 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMSAlabama: #346 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,873 girlsALGeorgia: #270 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,090 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedHITexas: #434 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsTXFlorida: #133 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 543 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#75 · 1 in 344
  2. New Hampshire#82 · 1 in 271
  3. Washington#84 · 1 in 323
  4. Massachusetts#84 · 1 in 401
  5. Michigan#85 · 1 in 371

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#75381 in 344
New Hampshire#82111 in 271
Massachusetts#84831 in 401
Washington#84261 in 323
Michigan#85871 in 371
California#90541 in 362
Rhode Island#92131 in 380
New Jersey#93671 in 428
District of Columbia#9851 in 461
New York#992011 in 468
Vermont#9971 in 342
Indiana#100531 in 447
Montana#101131 in 394
Oregon#102121 in 405
Nebraska#105251 in 450
Colorado#107151 in 453
Iowa#119391 in 531
Ohio#121761 in 631
Illinois#1231021 in 568
Pennsylvania#1241251 in 714
Wisconsin#128371 in 636
Florida#133161 in 543
Maine#134101 in 572
Kansas#135241 in 617
Idaho#14171 in 514
Minnesota#144241 in 902
North Dakota#16191 in 833
Utah#17161 in 743
South Dakota#17271 in 834
Missouri#184261 in 1,109
West Virginia#212121 in 1,266
Oklahoma#214161 in 1,146
Maryland#21771 in 1,721
Virginia#220151 in 1,618
Georgia#270151 in 2,090
Kentucky#308101 in 2,405
North Carolina#319111 in 2,776
Alabama#34691 in 2,873
Louisiana#35971 in 2,533
Texas#434151 in 3,003
Tennessee#44851 in 4,621
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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
  • 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 1916

girls
#148
1,365 births · 1 in 765 girls
boys
#1,304
27 births · 1 in 32,966 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #148Winifred1,365

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #1,304Winifred27
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 765 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 97.1% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winifred
  1. #145Erma1,378
  2. #146Dolores1,374
  3. #147Lola1,372
  4. #148Winifred1,365
  5. #149Irma1,353
  6. #150Victoria1,340
  7. #151Anita1,339
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

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

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 32,966 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 71.2% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winifred
  1. #1,265Xavier28
  2. #1,265Yale28
  3. #1,265Zygmunt28
  4. #1,304Winifred27
  5. #1,304Allyn27
  6. #1,304Ancil27
  7. #1,304Aubry27
  8. #1,335Adelard26
  9. #1,335Adrien26
  10. #1,335Arvo26

Tied with 30 names at #1,304; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

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

See the top 100 for 1916 →