Total births
12
Girls' name · since 2023
Winonna
12 babies named Winonna in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17349
- among girls today
- 12
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Winonna is the #17349 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 12 recorded since 2023.
Social Security Administration records show Winonna recorded 12 times among girls since 2023, holding rank #17349 nationally today, ahead of 2% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2024.
- #17349 among girls today
- 12 born since 2023
- 2020s peak decade
- 2% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Winonna is currently the #17349 girls' name in America, more common than 2% of girls - 12 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17349
- among girls today
- 12
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Winonna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17349
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 2% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Winonna was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
7 babies were named Winonna in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Winonna compares
12 4th percentile among 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
Winonna's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Winonna | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Winonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Winonna's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Winonna at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,349
Active since
2023
Winonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Winonna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Winonna's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Winonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Winonna? ▼
12 babies have been named Winonna since 2023. It currently ranks #17349 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
When was Winonna most popular? ▼
Winonna was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Winonna been used? ▼
Winonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 2023, spanning 2 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Winonna? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Winonna
Nearby Names Like Winonna
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Winonna
Winifred Girl
#1027 45,094 births
Winnie Girl
#547 27,109 births
Winter Girl
#385 15,619 births
Winona Girl
#734 12,953 births
Winnifred Girl
#2750 5,127 births
Compare Winonna side by side: Winonna vs Winifred Winonna vs Winnie Winonna vs Winter
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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, 2023–2024 (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. "Winonna: #17349 Girls' Name - 12 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/winonna. 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 Winonna 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.