Total births
18
Girls' name · since 1925
Winell
18 babies named Winell in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 18
- total births
- 1925–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Winell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winell has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1929.
- 18 total births
- 1925–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Winell since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 18
- total births
- 1925–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Winell was born in this single decade.
1929
Single peak year
8 babies were named Winell in 1929 - its busiest year on record.
Winell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Winell's full recorded timeline at 1928, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Winell at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1929
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1925
Winell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1929
- Peak year (1929)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Winell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Winell's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Winell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Winell? ▼
Since 1925, Social Security records show 18 babies named Winell. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1929, with 8 births.
When was Winell most popular? ▼
Winell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Winell been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Winell since 1925 -- 5 years through the most recent 1929 data.
What names are similar to Winell? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Winell
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Winell
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Winter Girl
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Winona Girl
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Winnifred Girl
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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, 1925–1929 (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. "Winell: Baby Name Since 1925 - 18 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/winell. 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 Winell 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.