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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201928peak #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 1928

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedAKMaine: #119 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 462 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #131 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 667 girlsNHWashington: #152 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 847 girlsWAIdaho: #122 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 438 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #248 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,268 girlsMNIllinois: #157 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 971 girlsILWisconsin: #175 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsWIMichigan: #161 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,113 girlsMINew York: #129 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 637 girlsNYMassachusetts: #93 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 477 girlsMARhode Island: #94 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 430 girlsRIOregon: #144 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 694 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #137 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 619 girlsSDIowa: #208 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,570 girlsIAIndiana: #289 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,809 girlsINOhio: #168 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsOHPennsylvania: #146 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 884 girlsPANew Jersey: #127 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 626 girlsNJConnecticut: #143 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 840 girlsCTCalifornia: #195 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedUTColorado: #178 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 932 girlsCONebraska: #253 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsNEMissouri: #195 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsMOKentucky: #327 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsKYWest Virginia: #243 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,501 girlsWVVirginia: #322 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,126 girlsVAMaryland: #178 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,115 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: #159 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 786 girlsKSArkansas: #347 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsARTennessee: #358 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,355 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #294 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,511 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #293 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,815 girlsOKLouisiana: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,702 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMSAlabama: #427 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,450 girlsALGeorgia: #269 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsGAHawaii: #62 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 235 girlsHITexas: #401 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,510 girlsTXFlorida: #149 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 651 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#62 · 1 in 235
  2. Massachusetts#93 · 1 in 477
  3. Rhode Island#94 · 1 in 430
  4. Maine#119 · 1 in 462
  5. Idaho#122 · 1 in 438

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#62151 in 235
Massachusetts#93701 in 477
Rhode Island#94121 in 430
Maine#119141 in 462
Idaho#12281 in 438
New Jersey#127481 in 626
New York#1291551 in 637
New Hampshire#13151 in 667
South Dakota#13791 in 619
Connecticut#143141 in 840
Oregon#14481 in 694
Pennsylvania#146991 in 884
Florida#149211 in 651
Washington#152111 in 847
Illinois#157591 in 971
Kansas#159181 in 786
Michigan#161371 in 1,113
Ohio#168441 in 1,202
Wisconsin#175191 in 1,270
Colorado#17891 in 932
Maryland#178121 in 1,115
California#195361 in 1,021
Missouri#195241 in 1,193
Iowa#208121 in 1,570
West Virginia#243131 in 1,501
Minnesota#24891 in 2,268
Nebraska#25361 in 1,878
Georgia#269161 in 1,964
Indiana#28991 in 2,809
Oklahoma#293131 in 1,815
North Carolina#294161 in 2,387
Virginia#32281 in 3,126
Kentucky#327101 in 2,776
Arkansas#34781 in 2,316
South Carolina#35761 in 3,511
Tennessee#35881 in 3,355
Louisiana#36781 in 2,702
Texas#401241 in 2,510
Alabama#42771 in 4,450
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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 1928

girls
#205
955 births · 1 in 1,208 girls
boys
#1,413
27 births · 1 in 41,023 boys

Top girls' names in 1928

  1. #1Mary66,871
  2. #2Betty36,083
  3. #3Dorothy33,733
  4. #4Helen22,937
  5. #5Margaret20,295
  6. #6Ruth17,859
  7. #7Doris16,575
  8. #8Barbara14,872
  9. #9Virginia14,500
  10. #10Shirley14,215
  11. #205Winifred955

Top boys' names in 1928

  1. #1Robert60,701
  2. #2John53,760
  3. #3James52,752
  4. #4William49,118
  5. #5Charles31,243
  6. #6Richard28,793
  7. #7Donald25,704
  8. #8George24,391
  9. #9Joseph22,322
  10. #10Edward18,492
  11. #1,413Winifred27
More about 1928

girls

1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 1,208 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 96.2% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winifred
  1. #202Bette1,000
  2. #203Gwendolyn988
  3. #204Regina956
  4. #205Winifred955
  5. #206Olga934
  6. #207Lorene929
  7. #208Rosemarie913
Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,165Jeanine#3,053 → #888
  2. ↑ 1,368Joline#2,256 → #888
  3. ↑ 1,101Lorelei#2,095 → #994
  4. ↑ 1,063Jeannine#1,384 → #321
  5. ↑ 859Romona#1,456 → #597
Fallers
  1. ↓ 860Valencia#924 → #1,784
  2. ↓ 547Kazuko#955 → #1,502
  3. ↓ 386Matilde#924 → #1,310
  4. ↓ 368Glendora#747 → #1,115
  5. ↓ 366Hilma#924 → #1,290

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

boys

1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 41,023 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 70.1% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winifred
  1. #1,382Thedore28
  2. #1,382Valentin28
  3. #1,382Watson28
  4. #1,413Winifred27
  5. #1,413Aldon27
  6. #1,413Alma27
  7. #1,413Arlon27
  8. #1,448Anselmo26
  9. #1,448Ardis26
  10. #1,448Arno26

Tied with 34 names at #1,413; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,009Fidencio#1,959 → #950
  2. ↑ 766Hoover#1,128 → #362
  3. ↑ 700Reyes#1,692 → #992
  4. ↑ 441Arlen#1,227 → #786
  5. ↑ 392Arland#1,372 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,975Shoji#722 → #3,697
  2. ↓ 529Alvan#951 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 418Watson#964 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 412Judge#911 → #1,323
  5. ↓ 363Donato#990 → #1,353

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

See the top 100 for 1928 →