Winnifred
Extended spelling of Winifred, an English rendering of the Welsh Gwenfrewi, whose first element means white or blessed; the form was shaped by the Old English Winfrith, friend of peace.
Winnifred in 2025
Winnifred was given to 70 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,506th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 47,362 babies born.
The history of Winnifred
Winnifred reached its highest point in 1918, when 166 babies were given the name, ranking 999th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 710th, in 1888.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 5,127 babies have been named Winnifred. Half of them were born before 1924, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Winnifred by decade
| Decade | Babies named Winnifred | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 180 | 710 |
| 1890s | 278 | 840 |
| 1900s | 352 | 861 |
| 1910s | 1,107 | 845 |
| 1920s | 1,275 | 1,039 |
| 1930s | 560 | 1,575 |
| 1940s | 361 | 2,003 |
| 1950s | 255 | 2,667 |
| 1960s | 114 | 4,944 |
| 1970s | 43 | 7,177 |
| 1980s | 7 | 16,223 |
| 1990s | 12 | 17,319 |
| 2000s | 33 | 21,066 |
| 2010s | 187 | 6,820 |
| 2020s | 363 | 4,506 |
Where Winnifred is heading
Winnifred has risen 218% over the past decade, from 22 babies in 2015 to 70 in 2025.
Names like Winnifred
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Winnifred.