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Winifred

Winifred holds the #922 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 284 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1099 in 2020 to #922 today. Its strongest year on record was 1917 (#141 nationally, 1,526 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Nebraska (#396 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#922
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#141
in 1917 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
284
girls named Winifred

Winifred popularity, 1880–2025

0.038%0.076%0.11%0.15%18801900192019401960198020002020#141 in 1917
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1917

Where Winifred is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025ND—Minnesota: #459 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MN#459Wisconsin: #447 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WI#447Michigan: #638 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#638New York: #902 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#902Massachusetts: #444 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MA#444Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025RI—Oregon: #429 (8 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OR#429Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #541 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#541Indiana: #611 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IN#611Ohio: #711 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#711Pennsylvania: #515 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)PA#515New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025CT—California: #1409 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1409Utah: #490 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#490Colorado: #536 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#536Nebraska: #396 (5 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NE#396Missouri: #640 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#640Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025WV—Virginia: #843 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#843Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Winifred in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nebraska (#396), Oregon (#429), Wisconsin (#447)

Uniqueness score

50/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Winifred in the most recent year of SSA data.

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