Winifred
Winifred is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Welsh.
- English
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Winifred
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Winifred is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Welsh.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Welsh
The Story of Winifred
The earliest SSA record of Winifred as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 92 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 1,593 newborns named Winifred — #144 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Winifreds. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #991 among baby girl names with 258 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 45K Winifreds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Winifred
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About the name Winifred
Winifred is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 45K births in the dataset. Winifred's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #141. Use the chart and map above to compare Winifred's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.