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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Winifred has never cracked the top 100 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 | #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 | — | |
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 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#69 · 1 in 236
- Vermont#100 · 1 in 357
- Massachusetts#102 · 1 in 482
- Rhode Island#108 · 1 in 453
- Washington#119 · 1 in 530
Best ever in a state: #43 in Hawaii, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #69 | 15 | 1 in 236 |
| Vermont | #100 | 7 | 1 in 357 |
| Massachusetts | #102 | 72 | 1 in 482 |
| Rhode Island | #108 | 12 | 1 in 453 |
| Washington | #119 | 18 | 1 in 530 |
| Michigan | #122 | 62 | 1 in 660 |
| New Jersey | #122 | 53 | 1 in 575 |
| Kansas | #125 | 29 | 1 in 527 |
| New York | #125 | 179 | 1 in 551 |
| Maine | #126 | 12 | 1 in 541 |
| Indiana | #140 | 34 | 1 in 769 |
| Pennsylvania | #142 | 108 | 1 in 847 |
| Connecticut | #145 | 16 | 1 in 761 |
| California | #156 | 50 | 1 in 723 |
| Ohio | #156 | 57 | 1 in 953 |
| Wisconsin | #156 | 23 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Idaho | #159 | 5 | 1 in 702 |
| Florida | #165 | 22 | 1 in 761 |
| Illinois | #168 | 56 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Maryland | #168 | 12 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Colorado | #175 | 10 | 1 in 830 |
| Nebraska | #192 | 10 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Oregon | #192 | 5 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Iowa | #200 | 15 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Oklahoma | #212 | 23 | 1 in 1,088 |
| Missouri | #215 | 24 | 1 in 1,261 |
| Georgia | #220 | 23 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Virginia | #226 | 16 | 1 in 1,628 |
| West Virginia | #245 | 12 | 1 in 1,663 |
| Minnesota | #248 | 10 | 1 in 2,169 |
| South Carolina | #269 | 10 | 1 in 2,194 |
| North Carolina | #283 | 16 | 1 in 2,400 |
| Alabama | #285 | 15 | 1 in 2,168 |
| Louisiana | #336 | 10 | 1 in 2,382 |
| Kentucky | #370 | 8 | 1 in 3,563 |
| Arkansas | #388 | 7 | 1 in 2,947 |
| Mississippi | #403 | 7 | 1 in 3,388 |
| Texas | #481 | 17 | 1 in 3,517 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #141 (1,526 births)
- Births halved by 1930, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1880–1965
- Highest: 1 in 709 girls born in 1917 were named Winifred (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,659 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 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.
Winifred in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,067 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #184Susie1,153
- #185Rebecca1,144
- #186Estelle1,113
- #187Winifred1,111
- #187Nina1,111
- #189Maggie1,092
- #190Lila1,085
- #191Johnnie1,073
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 34,703 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 73.6% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,264Ruel33
- #1,264Toney33
- #1,264Valentin33
- #1,278Winifred32
- #1,278Agapito32
- #1,278Antoine32
- #1,278Bailey32
- #1,296Alfonse31
- #1,296Alma31
- #1,296Almon31
Tied with 17 names at #1,278; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.