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Girl's name · #2540 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Few names move less than Winnifred — on the books since 1880, #2540 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 5,100 girls have carried the name since.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#935 in Canada (2025) · #1,512 in England & Wales (2025) · #523 in Ireland (1992) · #213 in New Zealand (1926).
Among 18 notable people named Winnifred:
Artists & writers appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Winnifred Eaton, Canadian author and screenwriter (1875 or 1877–1954).
Together with its spelling variant Winifred (#923), Winnifred would rank around #766 with about 350 births last year — the newborns split about 80/20 between Winifred and Winnifred.
Similar names: Winifred · Louella · Wynona · Iona · Winsley · Lennie
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