Total births
105
Girls' name · since 1916
Winefred
Winefred has 105 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 105
- total births
- 1916–1949
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Winefred is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 105 have been recorded since 1916.
Winefred has 105 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1949.
- 105 total births
- 1916–1949 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
105 girls have been named Winefred since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1949.
- 105
- total births
- 1916–1949
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Winefred was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
14 babies were named Winefred in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Winefred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Winefred's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Winefred at a glance
Last recorded 1949Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Winefred popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1949
- Peak year (1918)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Winefred by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Winefred's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Winefred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 56 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Winefred? ▼
Winefred has been given to 105 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1949. 14 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
When was Winefred most popular? ▼
Winefred was most popular in the 1920s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Winefred been used? ▼
Records for Winefred go back to 1916, giving 34 years of history through 1949.
What names are similar to Winefred? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winifred, Winnie, Winter, Winona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Winefred's data
- Winefred's decade-level peak was the 1920s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Winefred
Nearby Names Like Winefred
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Winefred
Winifred Girl
#1027 45,094 births
Winnie Girl
#547 27,109 births
Winter Girl
#385 15,619 births
Winona Girl
#734 12,953 births
Winnifred Girl
#2750 5,127 births
Compare Winefred side by side: Winefred vs Winifred Winefred vs Winnie Winefred vs Winter
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Winefred: Baby Name Since 1916 - 105 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/winefred. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Winefred draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.