Boys' name · since 1913
Winfrey
144 babies named Winfrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 144
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
144 boys have been named Winfrey since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Winfrey recorded 144 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1958.
- #15,042 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 144 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winfrey ranks #15,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,042 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 144
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Winfrey's 144 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Winfrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Winfrey's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Winfrey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1958
- Peak year (1932)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Winfrey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (51 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Winfrey's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Winfrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 1940s
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 51 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Winfrey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Winfrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1913–1958 (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 Winfrey 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.