Wynona

Meaning: Firstborn daughter
Origin: Dakota — Variant of Winona

Girl's name · #2820 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Wynona belongs to an older America first — it reached #705 back in 1930 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2820. About 3,800 girls have carried it since 1899.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,044 in Canada (2025) · #5,688 in England & Wales (2023) · #7,780 in France (2022) · #3,903 in Austria (2016).

Famous Wynonas

Wynona Carr — American singer (1923–1976)
Wynona Lipman — American politician (1923–1999)
Wynona Mulcaster — Canadian painter and teacher (1915–2016)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Winona (#627) and Wynonna (#2750), Wynona would rank around #503 with about 590 births last year — the newborns split about 79/11/10 across Winona, Wynonna, and Wynona.

Similar names: Wynonna · Hellen · Winsley · Iona · Koda · Aiyanna

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