Total births
45,094
Girls' name · since 1880
Winifred
Winifred has 45,094 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1027
- among girls today
- 45,094
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 94%
- more common than other girls
Winifred currently ranks #1027 among girls' names in America, with 45,094 babies recorded since 1880.
Winifred has 45,094 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1027 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1027 among girls today
- 45,094 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
- 94% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Winifred is currently the #1027 girls' name in America, more common than 94% of girls - 45,094 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1027
- among girls today
- 45,094
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 94%
- more common than other girls
Winifred vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1027
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 94% of names given to girls today.
1920s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Winifred was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
1,593 babies were named Winifred in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
How Winifred compares
45,094 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Winifred's all-time total is 118x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Winifred | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45,094 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,593 | 48 | 19,840 |
Winifred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Winifred's full recorded timeline at 1953, 15% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 85% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 12 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 1,593 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Winifred at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1918
Current rank
#1,027
Active since
1880
Winifred popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 1,593
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Winifred popularity over time - boys
1,106 total births recorded since 1882 (Winifred as boys' name)
Winifred by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Winifred's strongest decade.
12,083 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Winifred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,309
1880s
1,309 births
- 1890s 2,293
1890s
2,293 births
- 1900s 2,689
1900s
2,689 births
- 1910s
1910s
10,255 births
- 1920s
1920s
12,083 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,289 births
- 1940s 3,724
1940s
3,724 births
- 1950s 2,501
1950s
2,501 births
- 1960s 1,252
1960s
1,252 births
- 1970s 461
1970s
461 births
- 1980s 213
1980s
213 births
- 1990s 191
1990s
191 births
- 2000s 255
2000s
255 births
- 2010s 1,095
2010s
1,095 births
- 2020s 1,484
2020s
1,484 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12,083 births (27% of all-time use).
How Winifred compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Winifred's total volume
Winifred vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Winifred by state
Where Winifred concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5,533 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 3,545 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 2,160 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,042 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,002 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,756 | 3.9% |
| #7 | California | | 1,732 | 3.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,556 | 3.5% |
New York share of Winifred's total US births 12.3%
Even split
5,533 of 45,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Winifred appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Winifred? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 45,094 babies named Winifred. Today it holds rank #1027 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 1,593 births.
When was Winifred most popular? ▼
Winifred was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12,083 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Winifred most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Winifred are New York (5,533 births), Pennsylvania (3,545 births), Massachusetts (2,160 births).
How long has the name Winifred been used? ▼
Records for Winifred go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Winifred? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winnie, Winter, Winona, Winnifred, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Winifred's data
- Winifred's decade-level peak was the 1920s (12,083 total births); usage has since declined to 1,484 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Winifreds (5,533 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Winifred
Nearby Names Like Winifred
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Winifred
Winnie Girl
#547 27,109 births
Winter Girl
#385 15,619 births
Winona Girl
#734 12,953 births
Winnifred Girl
#2750 5,127 births
Windy Girl
#11257 4,971 births
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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, 1880–2025 (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. "Winifred: #1027 Girls' Name - 45,094 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/winifred. 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 Winifred 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.