Wynonna
Wynonna Ellen Judd Moser is an American country music singer. She is one of the most widely recognized and awarded female country musicians in history. She has had 19 No. 1 singles, including those with The Judds. She first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in their mother-daughter country music duo, The Judds.
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Meaning & Origin of Wynonna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wynonna Ellen Judd Moser is an American country music singer. She is one of the most widely recognized and awarded female country musicians in history. She has had 19 No. 1 singles, including those with The Judds. She first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in their mother-daughter country music duo, The Judds.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Wynonna
American parents first put Wynonna on the record books as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 71 Wynonnas were born — ranking #2,521 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 64% of all recorded Wynonnas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,521 among baby girl names with 71 births, rising sharply (+114% over the past five years). In total, more than 607 Wynonnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Wynonna
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About the name Wynonna
Wynonna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 607 births in the dataset. Wynonna's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,521. Use the chart and map above to compare Wynonna'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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