Winnie

#475 for girls in 2025, 646 births · Last seen for boys in 1948 at #3,668
Given to girls 99.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 84 births
Debut · girls
49 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
27,109
since 1880

Winnie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Winnie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #159, 1881girls
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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
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2025#475646—
2024#547554—
2023#610489—
2022#592506—
2021#691418—
2020#769353—
2019#810337—
2018#1,007258—
2017#1,001259—
2016#1,094235—
2015#1,183213—
2014#1,403163—
2013#1,888106—
2012#1,98398—
2011#2,63867—
2010#2,45176—
2009#2,22788—
2008#2,71867—
2007#2,034100—
2006#2,70166—
2005#2,96954—
2004#2,71160—
2003#2,24376—
2002#2,26372—
2001#2,36067—
2000#1,80196—
1999#2,15370—
1998#2,14667—
1997#2,51151—
1996#2,12564—
1995#2,30957—
1994#2,62747—
1993#2,12763—
1992#2,45952—
1991#2,11163—
1990#2,02966—
1989#1,96565—
1988#1,96861—
1987#2,30946—
1986#2,51239—
1985#2,86032—
1984#2,11147—
1983#2,78331—
1982#2,70434—
1981#3,06628—
1980#2,34241—
1979#2,52536—
1978#2,09245—
1977#2,25740—
1976#2,02743—
1975#2,09741—
1974#1,88146—
1973#1,93942—
1972#1,94642—
1971#1,85747—
1970#2,04340—
1969#1,95541—
1968#1,88740—
1967#1,64048—
1966#1,82739—
1965#1,46357—
1964#1,55953—
1963#1,47857—
1962#1,21283—
1961#1,21183—
1960#1,28673—
1959#1,24474—
1958#1,24073—
1957#965115—
1956#1,04097—
1955#1,02097—
1954#958102—
1953#927104—
1952#874111—
1951#728143—
1950#758130—
1949#718140—
1948#673153#3,6685
1947#627179—
1946#586186—
1945#523195—
1944#534185—
1943#513210#3,5385
1942#474242#3,5605
1941#440240#2,6568
1940#433247#2,4789
1939#426252#3,4805
1938#449223—
1937#405254#2,9057
1936#392263—
1935#343346#3,2526
1934#361306—
1933#333354#3,0047
1932#350328#3,3616
1931#341348—
1930#393297#3,5926
1929#375320#3,9595
1928#357364#2,27013
1927#335406—
1926#318437#2,9049
1925#334401#3,4087
1924#300498#3,2608
1923#300460#2,9509
1922#299461#3,2528
1921#304458#2,63211
1920#294490#2,76510
1919#275541#2,8779
1918#283504#2,8829
1917#273511—
1916#274477#3,1777
1915#276459—
1914#264383#2,4578
1913#255328—
1912#268277—
1911#252237—
1910#244248—
1909#237225—
1908#246197—
1907#213235#1,3455
1906#215211—
1905#215207—
1904#213203—
1903#202208—
1902#195221—
1901#189218—
1900#190271—
1899#170264#9286
1898#164304#8857
1897#219155—
1896#193205—
1895#194196—
1894#186202—
1893#173214#9076
1892#170218#1,0665
1891#168202—
1890#181166—
1889#179162—
1888#188143—
1887#185114—
1886#178129#9595
1885#22080—
1884#19392#7647
1883#22862#8925
1882#18674—
1881#15984—
1880#21949—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Winnie was already there! It came in at #219, and was given to 49 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1979–1983, when fewer than 42 girls a year got the name.

Where Winnie is popular in 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #537 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,506 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedMINew York: #642 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,427 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedINOhio: #558 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,865 girlsOHPennsylvania: #663 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,301 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #307 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #274 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,367 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #268 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsARTennessee: #190 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #214 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #186 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #228 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,191 girlsOKLouisiana: #169 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 768 girlsLAMississippi: #140 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 578 girlsMSAlabama: #235 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsALGeorgia: #172 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 881 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedHITexas: #134 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 586 girlsTXFlorida: #267 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#134 · 1 in 586
  2. Mississippi#140 · 1 in 578
  3. Louisiana#169 · 1 in 768
  4. Georgia#172 · 1 in 881
  5. South Carolina#186 · 1 in 1,155

Best ever in a state: #91 in Texas, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1341021 in 586
Mississippi#140411 in 578
Louisiana#169311 in 768
Georgia#172361 in 881
South Carolina#186191 in 1,155
Tennessee#190261 in 1,044
North Carolina#214281 in 1,372
Oklahoma#228211 in 1,191
Alabama#235221 in 1,478
Florida#267101 in 1,674
Arkansas#268141 in 1,474
Virginia#274111 in 2,367
Kentucky#307121 in 2,376
Illinois#53771 in 8,506
Ohio#55851 in 10,865
New York#64261 in 16,427
Pennsylvania#66351 in 18,301
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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 Winnie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 72 spots since 2024 (#547 → #475)
  • 294 spots since 2020 (#769 → #475)
  • 708 spots since 2015 (#1,183 → #475)
  • Biggest jump: 197 spots in 2019 (#1,007 → #810)
  • Biggest drop: 275 spots in 1958 (#965 → #1,240)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #159 (84 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 83 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1954
Share of babies · girls
1 in 851
  • Highest: 1 in 851 girls born in 1898 were named Winnie (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,488 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
  • Its best rank, #159 in 1881, was only 1 in 1,095 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 15.8% of all girls named Winnie (4,295) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s989#159 (1881)#194
1890s2,126#164 (1898)#182
1900s2,196#189 (1901)#212
1910s3,965#244 (1910)#266
1920s4,295#294 (1920)#322
1930s2,971#333 (1933)#379
1940s1,977#433 (1940)#552
1950s1,046#728 (1951)#975
1960s574#1,211 (1961)#1,552
1970s422#1,857 (1971)#2,066
1980s424#1,965 (1989)#2,462
1990s600#2,029 (1990)#2,260
2000s746#1,801 (2000)#2,403
2010s1,812#810 (2019)#1,546
2020s2,966#475 (2025)#614

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.

Winnie in 1926

girls
#318
437 births · 1 in 2,713 girls
boys
#2,904
9 births · 1 in 123,389 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #318Winnie437

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #2,904Winnie9
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 2,713 of them was named Winnie, which outranked 94.3% 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).

Ranked beside Winnie
  1. #315Flossie445
  2. #315Rena445
  3. #317Margery439
  4. #318Winnie437
  5. #319Leah436
  6. #320Concetta428
  7. #321Rosella426
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

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

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 123,389 of them was named Winnie, which outranked 40.0% 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).

Ranked beside Winnie
  1. #2,725Wesly10
  2. #2,725Worley10
  3. #2,725Zenas10
  4. #2,904Winnie9
  5. #2,904Abbie9
  6. #2,904Abie9
  7. #2,904Abron9
  8. #3,139Adolphe8
  9. #3,139Alen8
  10. #3,139Algird8

Tied with 234 names at #2,904; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1926 →