Is Winona a boy or girl name?
Winona is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 381 girls and 0 boys were named Winona, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,481 US babies named Winona were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #738
- Babies named Winona since 1880
- 12,481
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 381 babies
Boys and girls named Winona, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 206 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 376 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,517 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,430 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,888 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,076 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,057 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 726 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 481 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 245 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 340 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 195 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 550 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,286 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 381 | #738 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 306 | #880 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 270 | #980 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,300 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,421 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,664 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,046 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,381 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,592 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,065 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,096 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,416 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,381 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,550 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,624 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 16 | #8,036 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,503 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,698 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,116 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,066 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,194 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,441 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,309 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,394 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,307 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,236 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,222 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,828 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,777 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,037 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,349 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,517 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,296 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,013 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,317 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,750 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,727 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,963 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,148 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,896 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,528 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,601 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,571 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,380 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,792 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,962 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,848 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,621 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,563 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,559 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,857 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,726 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,559 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,459 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,273 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,262 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,253 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,240 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,150 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,259 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,155 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,202 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,018 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 115 | #969 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 121 | #923 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 105 | #977 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 100 | #977 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 95 | #987 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 113 | #869 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 104 | #890 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 119 | #797 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 100 | #885 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 94 | #903 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 119 | #802 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 90 | #880 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 99 | #757 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 92 | #800 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 108 | #751 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 109 | #716 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 136 | #606 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 129 | #617 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 127 | #597 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 170 | #514 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 172 | #503 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 167 | #503 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 173 | #480 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 199 | #460 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 209 | #451 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 198 | #467 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 252 | #407 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 221 | #454 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 189 | #489 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 223 | #464 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 230 | #461 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 224 | #459 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 270 | #421 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 289 | #407 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 257 | #418 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 261 | #408 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 265 | #415 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 222 | #455 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 188 | #491 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 223 | #445 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 200 | #457 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 219 | #425 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 192 | #444 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 139 | #465 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 120 | #456 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 108 | #455 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 63 | #529 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 65 | #513 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 58 | #495 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 51 | #510 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 34 | #648 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 49 | #498 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 35 | #599 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 32 | #611 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 42 | #495 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 29 | #621 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 28 | #602 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 18 | #916 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 20 | #727 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 30 | #595 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 22 | #680 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 25 | #633 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 20 | #724 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 22 | #642 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 20 | #660 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 20 | #665 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 13 | #794 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 14 | #756 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #721 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 16 | #661 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 14 | #632 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 9 | #825 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 14 | #606 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,021 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 9 | #691 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 9 | #675 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 11 | #537 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #833 |
Highest rank
Winona has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #407 in 1924. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Winona
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.