Winnie
Girl name · #475 in 2025 · Uniqueness 30/100
Winnie ranks #475 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 646 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1183, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 2,786 girls born in 2025 was named Winnie.
The 145-year story
Winnie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 49 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 646 babies and a rank of #475. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Winnie per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Winnie in class?
Winnie scores 30 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Winnie is most common
Geography matters for names, and Winnie is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Winnies were TX (45), CA (36), OH (33), IN (32), NC (29). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Winnie
Statistically, parents drawn to Winnie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emerie, Jovie, Birdie, Lettie, and Sylvie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Winnie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 646 | #475 |
| 2024 | 554 | #547 |
| 2023 | 489 | #610 |
| 2022 | 506 | #592 |
| 2021 | 418 | #691 |
| 2020 | 353 | #769 |
| 2019 | 337 | #810 |
| 2018 | 258 | #1007 |
| 2017 | 259 | #1001 |
| 2016 | 235 | #1094 |
| 2015 | 213 | #1183 |
| 2014 | 163 | #1403 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1888 |
| 2012 | 98 | #1983 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2638 |
| 2010 | 76 | #2451 |
| 2009 | 88 | #2227 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2718 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2034 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2701 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2969 |
| 2004 | 60 | #2711 |
| 2003 | 76 | #2243 |
| 2002 | 72 | #2263 |
| 2001 | 67 | #2360 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Winnie a popular girl name?
Winnie ranked #475 among girls in 2025 with 646 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #1183.
When was the name Winnie most popular?
Winnie peaked in 2025, when 646 American girls received the name (ranked #475 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Winnie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 2,786 newborn American girls was named Winnie. It scores 30/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.