Recorded 1880–2023 Boys' name Peak 1922 10,104 births

Winfred — boys' name

10,104 babies named Winfred in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Winfred was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

244 babies were named Winfred in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Winfred

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,104 babies named Winfred between 1880 and 2023, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Winfred currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 244 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Winfred performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Winfred shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 961 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Winfred in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Winfred 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 10,104 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.

Winfred at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

10,104

Since 1880

144 years of records

Peak year

1922

244 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1880

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2023

Winfred popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1880

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1922)
244
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Winfred popularity over time — girls

351 total births recorded since 1909 (Winfred as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 351 births
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Winfred by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
2,147 births that decade — 21% of Winfred's all-time total
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Winfred by state

Where Winfred concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Winfred
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
961 9.5%
#2 Texas
880 8.7%
#3 Georgia
665 6.6%
#4 Alabama
558 5.5%
#5 Virginia
509 5.0%
#6 Arkansas
433 4.3%
#7 Tennessee
394 3.9%
#8 Mississippi
323 3.2%
North Carolina share of Winfred's total US births 9.5%
Even split

961 of 10,104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Winfred appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winfred?
10,104 babies have been named Winfred since 1880. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1922 with 244 births.
When was Winfred most popular?
Winfred was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,147 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Winfred most popular?
The top states for the name Winfred are North Carolina (961 births), Texas (880 births), Georgia (665 births).
How long has the name Winfred been used?
Winfred has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 144 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Winfred?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winston, Winfield, Winford, Windell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2023 (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.