NameTides

Winnifred

Winnifred was the #2,514 girls' name in the US in 2025 (70 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #935 in Canada.

Winnifred as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Winnifred as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Winnifred as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,514 (70)#1,512 (20)—#935 (29)
2024#2,749 (62)#1,603 (19)—#1,479 (16)
2023#2,757 (62)#2,346 (11)—#1,898 (11)
2022#2,604 (67)#1,948 (14)—#1,252 (19)
2021#3,215 (50)#3,192 (7)—#947 (29)
2020#3,061 (52)#1,687 (17)—#2,343 (8)
2019#3,851 (38)#2,643 (9)—#2,025 (10)
2018#4,662 (29)#3,985 (5)—#1,741 (12)
2017#4,304 (33)#3,583 (6)—#2,374 (8)
2016#4,850 (28)——#2,195 (9)
2015#5,833 (22)———
2014#8,485 (13)——#2,185 (9)
2013#11,000 (9)———
2012—#4,838 (4)——
2011#12,153 (8)——#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1888 at #413.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Winnifred is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Winnifred by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Winnifred (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Winnifred (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
WinnifredCanadaGirls#93529
WinnifredEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
WinnifredIrelandGirls—too few
WinnifredNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
WinnifredUSGirls#2,51470