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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedAKMaine: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,428 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMNIllinois: #271 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsILWisconsin: #250 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,826 girlsWIMichigan: #329 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,981 girlsMINew York: #199 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsNYMassachusetts: #150 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedSDIowa: #353 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,225 girlsIAIndiana: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,458 girlsINOhio: #262 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsOHPennsylvania: #213 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsPANew Jersey: #205 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,622 girlsNJConnecticut: #205 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,738 girlsCTCalifornia: #401 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedWVVirginia: #265 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,086 girlsVAMaryland: #211 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,475 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: #314 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedARTennessee: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,266 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #369 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,810 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,760 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred, so not publishedALGeorgia: #350 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,198 girlsGAHawaii: #115 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 372 girlsHITexas: #595 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,090 girlsTXFlorida: #340 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,541 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#115 · 1 in 372
  2. Massachusetts#150 · 1 in 1,114
  3. New York#199 · 1 in 1,488
  4. New Jersey#205 · 1 in 1,622
  5. Connecticut#205 · 1 in 1,738

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#115101 in 372
Massachusetts#150341 in 1,114
New York#199761 in 1,488
Connecticut#20591 in 1,738
New Jersey#205221 in 1,622
Maine#20951 in 1,428
Maryland#211121 in 1,475
Pennsylvania#213511 in 1,766
District of Columbia#22251 in 1,721
Wisconsin#250101 in 2,826
Indiana#257131 in 2,458
Ohio#262251 in 2,635
Virginia#265141 in 2,086
Illinois#271281 in 2,518
Kansas#31451 in 2,791
Michigan#329141 in 3,981
Florida#34071 in 2,541
Georgia#350111 in 3,198
Iowa#35351 in 4,225
North Carolina#369111 in 3,810
California#401181 in 3,834
South Carolina#41351 in 4,760
Tennessee#47551 in 6,266
Texas#595111 in 6,090
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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 1942

girls
#323
457 births · 1 in 2,956 girls
boys
#1,467
23 births · 1 in 60,050 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #323Winifred457

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #1,467Winifred23
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 2,956 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 94.0% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winifred
  1. #320Natalie468
  2. #321Gretchen464
  3. #321Nelda464
  4. #323Winifred457
  5. #323Sadie457
  6. #325Camille450
  7. #326Etta448
  8. #327Opal447

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 60,050 of them was named Winifred, which outranked 63.7% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Winifred
  1. #1,421Vernie24
  2. #1,421Willy24
  3. #1,421Worth24
  4. #1,467Winifred23
  5. #1,467Adell23
  6. #1,467Adrien23
  7. #1,467Anastacio23
  8. #1,496Algie22
  9. #1,496Amado22
  10. #1,496Arch22

Tied with 28 names at #1,467; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →