Recorded 1915–1943 Girls' name Peak 1923 72 births

Winnell — girls' name

72 babies named Winnell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s321930s241940s5
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Winnell was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Winnell in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Winnell

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Winnell between 1915 and 1943, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Winnell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Winnell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Winnell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Winnell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Winnell 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 72 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.

Winnell at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

72

Since 1915

29 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1915

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1943

Winnell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1915

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Winnell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 44% of Winnell's all-time total
1910s111920s321930s241940s5

Winnell by state

Where Winnell concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Winnell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 6.9%
#2 Texas
5 6.9%
Georgia share of Winnell's total US births 6.9%
Even split

5 of 72 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winnell?
72 babies have been named Winnell since 1915. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Winnell most popular?
Winnell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Winnell most popular?
The top states for the name Winnell are Georgia (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Winnell been used?
Winnell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 29 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Winnell?
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.

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, 1915–1943 (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.