Winifred

Girl name

Winifred has been given to 46,200 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #923 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Old English Winfriþ, from Welsh Gwenfrewi.

Origin: Welsh

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

46,200

Peak year

1918 (1,640 babies)

Rank in 2025

#923 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +78%

Gender split

98% girls / 2% boys

Mary Beard

English classicist (born 1955)

Winifred Wagner

Wife of Siegfried Wagner (1897–1980)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Winifred.

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