Winsome
Winsome is a given name, and may refer to:Winsome Andante (1993-2019), a British sport horse Winsome Cripps (1931-1997), Australian sprinter Winsome Douglas (1919-2016), British embroiderer and teacher Winsome Earle-Sears, Jamaican-American politician Winsome Evans, Australian early music specialist Winsome Fanny Barker, South African botanist Winsome Hall Andrew 1905-1997), Australian…
Meaning & Origin of Winsome
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Winsome is a given name, and may refer to:Winsome Andante (1993-2019), a British sport horse Winsome Cripps (1931-1997), Australian sprinter Winsome Douglas (1919-2016), British embroiderer and teacher Winsome Earle-Sears, Jamaican-American politician Winsome Evans, Australian early music specialist Winsome Fanny Barker, South African botanist Winsome Hall Andrew 1905-1997), Australian…
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The Story of Winsome
Winsome first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1923, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 8 Winsomes were born — ranking #11,138 that year. As of 2026, Winsome ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 44 Winsomes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Winsome
Winsome is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Winsome's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #11,138. Use the chart and map above to compare Winsome'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 .
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