Winnie
A pet form of Winifred, an English reshaping of the Welsh name Gwenfrewi, whose first element gwen means white, fair or blessed.
Winnie in 2025
Winnie was given to 646 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 958th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,132 babies born.
The history of Winnie
Winnie reached its highest point in 2025, when 646 babies were given the name, ranking 958th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 232nd, in 1898.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 27,337 babies have been named Winnie. Half of them were born before 1929, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Winnie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Winnie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,006 | 282 |
| 1890s | 2,150 | 232 |
| 1900s | 2,201 | 277 |
| 1910s | 3,998 | 382 |
| 1920s | 4,375 | 536 |
| 1930s | 3,008 | 606 |
| 1940s | 2,009 | 771 |
| 1950s | 1,046 | 1,284 |
| 1960s | 574 | 1,996 |
| 1970s | 422 | 2,971 |
| 1980s | 424 | 3,187 |
| 1990s | 600 | 3,330 |
| 2000s | 746 | 3,117 |
| 2010s | 1,812 | 1,522 |
| 2020s | 2,966 | 958 |
Where Winnie is heading
Winnie has risen 203% over the past decade, from 213 babies in 2015 to 646 in 2025.
Names like Winnie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Winnie.