Total births
27,109
Girls' name · since 1880
Winnie
Winnie has 27,109 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #547
- among girls today
- 27,109
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 97%
- more common than other girls
27,109 babies have been named Winnie since 1880, making it today's #547 girls' name.
Winnie has 27,109 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #547 as of the latest data, more common than 97% 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.
- #547 among girls today
- 27,109 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
- 97% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Winnie is currently the #547 girls' name in America, more common than 97% of girls - 27,109 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #547
- among girls today
- 27,109
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 97%
- more common than other girls
Winnie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#547
of 17,726 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.
2025
Single peak year
646 babies were named Winnie in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Winnie compares
27,109 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Winnie's all-time total is 71x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Winnie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,109 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 646 | 48 | 19,840 |
Winnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Winnie splits its recorded history at 1953: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (28 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 646 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Winnie at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
2025
Current rank
#547
Active since
1880
Winnie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 646
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Winnie popularity over time - boys
228 total births recorded since 1883 (Winnie as boys' name)
Winnie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Winnie's strongest decade.
4,295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Winnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 989
1880s
989 births
- 1890s
1890s
2,126 births
- 1900s
1900s
2,196 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,965 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,295 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,971 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,977 births
- 1950s 1,046
1950s
1,046 births
- 1960s 574
1960s
574 births
- 1970s 422
1970s
422 births
- 1980s 424
1980s
424 births
- 1990s 600
1990s
600 births
- 2000s 746
2000s
746 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,812 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,966 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,295 births (16% of all-time use).
How Winnie 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 Winnie's total volume
Winnie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Winnie by state
Where Winnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,851 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,280 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 1,227 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,197 | 4.4% |
| #5 | California | | 1,131 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 1,057 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,035 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 991 | 3.7% |
Texas share of Winnie's total US births 10.5%
Even split
2,851 of 27,109 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? ▼
Winnie has been given to 27,109 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #547 as of the latest data. 646 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Winnie most popular? ▼
Winnie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 4,295 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Winnie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Winnie are Texas (2,851 births), Georgia (1,280 births), Mississippi (1,227 births).
How long has the name Winnie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Winnie since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Winnie's data
- Winnie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (4,295 total births) through the 2020s (2,966) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Winnies (2,851 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Winnie
Nearby Names Like Winnie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Winnie
Winifred Girl
#1027 45,094 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
Compare Winnie side by side: Winnie vs Winifred Winnie vs Winter Winnie vs Winona
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Winnie
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. "Winnie: #547 Girls' Name - 27,109 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/winnie. 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 Winnie 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.