Winfred
About Winfred
While this may look like a contracted form of vintage girl name, Winifred, it is in fact an Old English masculine name in its own right. Borne by the 8th century monk and missionary St. Boniface, it appeared nearly consistently in the US Top 1000 from the 1880s when records began, up to 1966 when it fell out of favor.
Combining the elements wine "friend" and friþ "peace", it may appeal to those like unisex names but are compromising with a partner who doesn't. Rugged and knightly in feel, but with the clunky-cute feel of Winifred, it also comes with charming nicknames Freddie, Winn, Fred, and Winnie.
Pronounced WIN-frid.
As of October 2026, Winfred ranked #14079 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #386 in 1917.
Editor's take: The name Winfred is a boy's name of English origin meaning "friend of peace".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |