Winnie
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Winnie
This pet form of such names as Winifred and Edwina and Gwendolyn has loads of vintage charm, a la Millie and Maisie, with a decidedly winning vibe. And it just got celebrity cred as the baby daughter of Jimmy Fallon.
Winnie had been used regularly on its own in the U.S. through the early 1950's and has a number of varied namesakes. There's the Pooh, of course, and also Winnie Mandela, former wife of South African President Nelson; Winnie Cooper, the charming girlfriend of the young hero on The Wonder Years--whose given name was Gwendolyn; Winifred "Winnie" Foster, a main character in the childhood classic Tuck Everlasting; and it was also a nickname for Winston Churchill.
Winnie is also given to boys.
Pronounced WIN-ee.
As of October 2026, Winnie ranked #475 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #162 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #248.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,408 | 163 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,188 | 213 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,096 | 235 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,004 | 259 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,007 | 258 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #812 | 337 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #769 | 353 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #692 | 418 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #592 | 506 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #609 | 489 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #550 | 551 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #475 | 646 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Winnie on lists
Famous Winnies
- Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe "Winnie" MadikizelaGirl
Mandela, South African politician, ex,wife of South African President Nelson Mandela
- Winnie HolzmanGirl
American TV writer and playwright
- Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' EwingGirl
Scottish politician
- Winifred "Winnie" Mason ShawGirl
Scottish tennis player
- Winnie HarlowGirl
American model with vitiligo
- Winnie Rose Fallon (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of comedian Jimmy Fallon
Winnie in pop culture
- Winnie the PoohGirl
male bear in A.A. Milne's books and the Disney franchise
- Gwendolyn "Winnie" CooperGirl
character on TV's "The Wonder Years"
- Winifred "Winnie" FosterGirl
main character in book/movie/musical "Tuck Everlasting"
- Winifred "Winnie" RoseGirl
character on the TV series "Anne with an E"
- Winnie TibideauxGirl
Sondra and Elvin's baby girl on "The Cosby Show"
- Winnipeg "WinnieGirl
" real female black bear at the London Zoo, inspiration for Winnie the Pooh
- Winnie OhGirl
teacher on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- WinnieGirl
reoccurring character on "Flashpoint"
- WinnieGirl
Felicity's mother in "The Romeo and Juliet Code" by Phoebe Stone
- WinnieGirl
the Werewolf's daughter in the movie 'Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School'
- Winifred “Winnie” SandersonGirl
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