Winnifred
Winnifred is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Welsh.
- English
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Winnifred
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Winnifred 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 Winnifred
American parents first put Winnifred on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 166 Winnifreds were born — ranking #546 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Winnifreds. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,639 among baby girl names with 66 births, rising sharply (+59% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Winnifreds 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 Winnifred
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About the name Winnifred
Winnifred is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Winnifred's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #413. Use the chart and map above to compare Winnifred'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.