Boys' name · since 1880
Winfred
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.
- #1,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10,104
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
10,104 boys have been named Winfred since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winfred has been recorded 10,104 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1880 to 2023.
- #1,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10,104 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winfred ranks #1,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10,104 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10,104
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Winfred's 10,104 recorded births place it above 97.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Winfred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Winfred splits its recorded history at 1950: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 244 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Winfred popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1922)
- 244
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Winfred popularity over time - girls
351 total births recorded since 1909 (Winfred as girls' name)
Winfred by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,147 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Winfred's strongest decade.
2,147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Winfred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 100
1880s
100 births
- 1890s 103
1890s
103 births
- 1900s 137
1900s
137 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,303 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,147 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,500 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,342 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,533 births
- 1960s
1960s
934 births
- 1970s 400
1970s
400 births
- 1980s 303
1980s
303 births
- 1990s 163
1990s
163 births
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,147 births (21% of all-time use).
How Winfred compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Winfred's total volume
Winfred by state
Where Winfred concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| 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% |
961 of 10,104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Winfred appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Winfred's data
- Winfred's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,147 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Winfreds (961 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Winfred: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Winfred 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 August 2026.