Winfrey vs Winfred

Side-by-side comparison of Winfrey and Winfred — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Winfrey

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Metric Winfrey Winfred
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 144 10,104
Peak Year 1932 1922
Peak Year Births 11 244
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Winfrey Winfred
1880ss — 100
1890ss — 103
1900ss — 137
1910ss 32 1,303
1920ss 51 2,147
1930ss 22 1,500
1940ss 25 1,342
1950ss 14 1,533
1960ss — 934
1970ss — 400
1980ss — 303
1990ss — 163
2000ss — 70
2010ss — 54
2020ss — 15

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Winfrey Winfred
2014 — 6
2017 — 5
2018 — 9
2020 — 5
2021 — 5
2023 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–1958.

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