Girls' name · since 1880
Winona
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 12,953 babies named Winona, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #627 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,953
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Winona currently ranks #627 among girls' names in America, with 12,953 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winona has been recorded 12,953 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #627 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #627 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,953 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Winona ranks #1,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #627 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,953 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #627 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,953
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Winona's 12,953 recorded births place it above 98.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Winona compares
12,953 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 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
Winona's all-time total is 34x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Winona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,953 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 466 | 21 | 19,840 |
Winona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Winona's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 466, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Winona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 466
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Winona by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,430 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Winona's strongest decade.
2,430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Winona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 108
1880s
108 births
- 1890s 206
1890s
206 births
- 1900s 376
1900s
376 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,517 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,430 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,888 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,076 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,057 births
- 1960s 726
1960s
726 births
- 1970s 481
1970s
481 births
- 1980s 245
1980s
245 births
- 1990s 340
1990s
340 births
- 2000s 195
2000s
195 births
- 2010s 550
2010s
550 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,758 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,430 births (19% of all-time use).
How Winona 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 Winona's total volume
Winona by state
Where Winona concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 805 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 710 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 458 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 437 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 393 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 375 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Hawaii | | 347 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 338 | 2.6% |
805 of 12,953 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Winona appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Winona's data
- Winona's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (2,430 total births) through the 2020s (1,758) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Winonas (805 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Winona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Winona 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.