US rank #549 Girls' name Peak 2024 26,460 births

Winnie — #549 US girls' name

26,460 babies named Winnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s9891890s21261900s21961910s39651920s42951930s29711940s19771950s10461960s5741970s4221980s4241990s6002000s7462010s18122020s2317
#549
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Winnie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

551 babies were named Winnie in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Winnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 26,460 babies named Winnie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Winnie currently holds the #549 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 551 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Winnie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 4,295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Winnie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,806 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Winnie in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Winnie 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 26,460 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.

Winnie at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

26,460

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

551 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#549

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Winnie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
551
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
0200400600 202420051986196719481929191018911880 49

Winnie popularity over time — boys

228 total births recorded since 1883 (Winnie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 228 births
468101214 194819401933192819231919190718921883 5

Winnie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
4,295 births that decade — 16% of Winnie's all-time total
1880s9891890s21261900s21961910s39651920s42951930s29711940s19771950s10461960s5741970s4221980s4241990s6002000s7462010s18122020s2317

Winnie by state

Where Winnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Winnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,806 10.6%
#2 Georgia
1,263 4.8%
#3 Mississippi
1,217 4.6%
#4 New York
1,173 4.4%
#5 California
1,095 4.1%
#6 Louisiana
1,042 3.9%
#7 North Carolina
1,006 3.8%
#8 Alabama
984 3.7%
Texas share of Winnie's total US births 10.6%
Even split

2,806 of 26,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Winnie appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Winnie?
26,460 babies have been named Winnie since 1880. It currently ranks #549 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 551 births.
When was Winnie most popular?
Winnie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 4,295 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Winnie most popular?
The top states for the name Winnie are Texas (2,806 births), Georgia (1,263 births), Mississippi (1,217 births).
How long has the name Winnie been used?
Winnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Winnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Winifred, Winter, Winona, Winnifred, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.