Recorded 1916–1949 Girls' name Peak 1918 105 births

Winefred — girls' name

105 babies named Winefred in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s561930s101940s5
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.

What the Data Says About Winefred

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Winefred between 1916 and 1949, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Winefred currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Winefred performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Winefred shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Winefred in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 105 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Winefred at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

105

Since 1916

34 years of records

Peak year

1918

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1916

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1949

Winefred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1916

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1918)
14
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Winefred by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
56 births that decade — 53% of Winefred's all-time total
1910s341920s561930s101940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winefred?
105 babies have been named Winefred since 1916. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1918 with 14 births.
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?
Winefred has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 34 years of data 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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.