Winnie
Winnie is ranked 550th among girls in 2024 (551 births). Its best rank was 162nd, in 1881.
- Rank in 2024
- #550up 59 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 5510.03% of girls
- Peak year
- 2024551 births
- Best rank
- #162in 1881
- Since 1880
- 26,460people given the name
The story in the numbers
26,460 girls have been named Winnie in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 551 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1928, and the 1920s alone account for 16%. It has spent 82 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Winnie | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 989 | |
| 1890s | 2,126 | |
| 1900s | 2,196 | |
| 1910s | 3,965 | |
| 1920s | 4,295 | |
| 1930s | 2,971 | |
| 1940s | 1,977 | |
| 1950s | 1,046 | |
| 1960s | 574 | |
| 1970s | 422 | |
| 1980s | 424 | |
| 1990s | 600 | |
| 2000s | 746 | |
| 2010s | 1,812 | |
| 2020s | 2,317 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Winnie was the 550th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Winnie
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Zellapeak 1917
- Maepeak 1918
- Onapeak 1916
- Lelapeak 1921
- Ivapeak 1918
- Virapeak 1916
- Altapeak 1918
- Elsiepeak 1918
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.