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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201928peak #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 1928

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedMINew York: #663 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,466 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: #412 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,877 girlsOHPennsylvania: #550 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,507 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #557 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,125 girlsCAUtah: 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: #463 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,728 girlsMOKentucky: #372 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,470 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #279 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,501 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: #166 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 713 girlsARTennessee: #278 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #255 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #333 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,009 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #225 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsOKLouisiana: #162 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 697 girlsLAMississippi: #159 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 659 girlsMSAlabama: #206 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsALGeorgia: #233 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedHITexas: #198 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 927 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Winnie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#159 · 1 in 659
  2. Louisiana#162 · 1 in 697
  3. Arkansas#166 · 1 in 713
  4. Texas#198 · 1 in 927
  5. Alabama#206 · 1 in 1,074

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#159341 in 659
Louisiana#162311 in 697
Arkansas#166261 in 713
Texas#198651 in 927
Alabama#206291 in 1,074
Oklahoma#225201 in 1,180
Georgia#233211 in 1,496
North Carolina#255211 in 1,819
Tennessee#278131 in 2,064
Virginia#279101 in 2,501
South Carolina#33371 in 3,009
Kentucky#37281 in 3,470
Ohio#41291 in 5,877
Missouri#46351 in 5,728
Pennsylvania#55071 in 12,507
California#55761 in 6,125
New York#66361 in 16,466
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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 1928

girls
#357
364 births · 1 in 3,168 girls
boys
#2,270
13 births · 1 in 85,201 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. #357Winnie364

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. #2,270Winnie13
More about 1928

girls

1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 3,168 of them was named Winnie, which outranked 93.4% 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 Winnie
  1. #354Lupe370
  2. #355Amy366
  3. #356Odessa365
  4. #357Winnie364
  5. #357Josie364
  6. #359Concetta362
  7. #360Aurora361
  8. #360Wilda361

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

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 85,201 of them was named Winnie, which outranked 51.9% 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 Winnie
  1. #2,162Yancy14
  2. #2,162Zachary14
  3. #2,162Zygmunt14
  4. #2,270Winnie13
  5. #2,270Abbie13
  6. #2,270Alberta13
  7. #2,270Almer13
  8. #2,387Abran12
  9. #2,387Addie12
  10. #2,387Adolphe12

Tied with 116 names at #2,270; 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 →