Total births
12
US rank #17289 Girls' name Peak 2023 12 births
Winonna — #17289 US girls' name
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.
#17289
of 17,661 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.
What the Data Says About Winonna
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Winonna between 2023 and 2024, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Winonna currently holds the #17289 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Winonna performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Winonna 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 12 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.
Winonna at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,289
Active since
2023
Winonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2023
- 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
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Winonna's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Winonna? ▼
12 babies have been named Winonna since 2023. It currently ranks #17289 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
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Winifred Girl
#1027 44,809 births
Winnie Girl
#549 26,460 births
Winter Girl
#385 14,874 births
Winona Girl
#737 12,481 births
Winnifred Girl
#2770 5,056 births
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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, 2023–2024 (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.