Winnifred
About Winnifred
The double 'n's in this spelling variation of vintage Winifred aesthetically looks closer to the loveable nickname Winnie which is likely the appeal for many parents. Winnifred, along with several other Win names, from vintage revivals Winnie and Winona to modern Winter and Winslow, is on the rise.
Pronounced WIN-uh-fred.
As of October 2026, Winnifred ranked #2540 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #419 in 1888.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,982 | 28 | 15.8 |
| 2017 | #4,378 | 33 | 19.1 |
| 2018 | #4,764 | 29 | 17 |
| 2019 | #3,913 | 38 | 22.6 |
| 2020 | #3,087 | 52 | 32.2 |
| 2021 | #3,244 | 50 | 30.5 |
| 2022 | #2,635 | 67 | 40.9 |
| 2023 | #2,782 | 62 | 38.6 |
| 2024 | #2,790 | 61 | 37.6 |
| 2025 | #2,540 | 70 | 43.6 |
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Winnifred on lists
Famous Winnifreds
- Winnifred Eaton aka Onoto Watanna
Canadian writer
- Winnifred Harper Cooley
American writer and lecturer
- Winnifred Quick van Tongerloo
one of the last Titanic survivors
- Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck
American journalist and Congresswoman from Illinois
- Winnifred Bonjean
Alpart, teenage NYC,based writer and actor (sister of Gogo and Myrtle)