Is Winifred a boy or girl name?
Winifred is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 244 girls and 0 boys were named Winifred, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.6% of the 45,915 US babies named Winifred were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,031
- Babies named Winifred since 1880
- 45,915
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 1,640 babies
Boys and girls named Winifred, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 1,309 | 99.6% |
| 1890s | 0 | 2,293 | 100% |
| 1900s | 28 | 2,689 | 99% |
| 1910s | 205 | 10,255 | 98% |
| 1920s | 317 | 12,083 | 97.4% |
| 1930s | 201 | 5,289 | 96.3% |
| 1940s | 131 | 3,724 | 96.6% |
| 1950s | 119 | 2,501 | 95.5% |
| 1960s | 72 | 1,252 | 94.6% |
| 1970s | 22 | 461 | 95.4% |
| 1980s | 6 | 213 | 97.3% |
| 1990s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 255 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,095 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,199 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,031 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 269 | #963 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 229 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,071 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,103 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,215 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,439 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,371 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,540 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,447 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,995 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,531 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,358 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,799 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,172 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,101 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,135 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,075 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,224 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,950 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,957 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,582 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,664 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,226 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,061 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,477 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,385 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,673 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,596 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,386 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,084 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,395 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,358 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,881 | 14 | #6,152 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,013 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,854 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,525 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,775 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,143 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,066 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,579 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,008 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,665 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,904 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,961 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,685 | 58 | #1,606 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,737 | 50 | #1,770 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,957 | 58 | #1,623 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,284 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,302 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,189 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,980 | 101 | #1,027 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,533 | 96 | #1,077 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,533 | 110 | #995 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,597 | 134 | #903 |
| 1963 | 9 | #3,041 | 162 | #818 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,185 | 171 | #800 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,537 | 156 | #847 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,331 | 162 | #821 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,410 | 193 | #726 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,262 | 222 | #663 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,254 | 216 | #669 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,260 | 253 | #598 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,218 | 263 | #564 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,588 | 224 | #609 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,527 | 261 | #535 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,672 | 278 | #505 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,493 | 294 | #481 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,206 | 297 | #470 |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,014 | 363 | #414 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,439 | 302 | #461 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,667 | 374 | #420 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,685 | 371 | #396 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,851 | 319 | #398 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,463 | 312 | #405 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,634 | 438 | #340 |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,495 | 457 | #324 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,867 | 404 | #329 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,734 | 384 | #325 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,792 | 416 | #302 |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,896 | 471 | #289 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,686 | 444 | #295 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,461 | 462 | #279 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,493 | 491 | #273 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,855 | 510 | #272 |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,455 | 554 | #260 |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,464 | 572 | #262 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,456 | 670 | #232 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,643 | 699 | #230 |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,294 | 816 | #218 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,447 | 955 | #205 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,559 | 1,014 | #201 |
| 1926 | 32 | #1,295 | 1,111 | #188 |
| 1925 | 32 | #1,303 | 1,221 | #178 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,286 | 1,269 | #178 |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,383 | 1,420 | #164 |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,258 | 1,428 | #162 |
| 1921 | 34 | #1,266 | 1,417 | #163 |
| 1920 | 40 | #1,138 | 1,432 | #160 |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,296 | 1,332 | #164 |
| 1918 | 47 | #986 | 1,593 | #145 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,320 | 1,526 | #141 |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,334 | 1,365 | #148 |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,504 | 1,299 | #143 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,683 | 904 | #161 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,251 | 741 | #157 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,742 | 662 | #162 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,532 | 463 | #166 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 370 | #185 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,438 | 297 | #195 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 281 | #199 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 264 | #199 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,409 | 287 | #178 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,420 | 276 | #180 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 252 | #189 |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,006 | 272 | #178 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 226 | #193 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 232 | #184 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,504 | 302 | #177 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 241 | #179 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 289 | #170 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 217 | #183 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 212 | #190 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 234 | #176 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 216 | #180 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 232 | #166 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 213 | #174 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 235 | #150 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 204 | #171 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 186 | #162 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 176 | #165 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 154 | #161 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 146 | #160 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 120 | #170 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 146 | #146 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 125 | #148 |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,094 | 83 | #174 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 81 | #167 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 92 | #150 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Winifred reached #986 in 1918. As a girl name, it reached #141 in 1917. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Winifred
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.