Winona

Girl name

Winona has been given to 12,953 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #627 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /wɪˈnoʊnə/

From Dakota winúŋna (“firstborn daughter”). While not originally used as a personal name by the Dakota, it has been adopted as such by English speakers. and a more prosaic analysis identifies the first elements of the name with winyan (“woman”).

Origin: Dakota

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

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

12,953

Peak year

2025 (466 babies)

Rank in 2025

#627 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +1159%

Gender split

All girls

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