How Many People Are Named Winnie?
An estimated 8,906 people in the United States have the first name Winnie. It is predominantly female (99.1%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Winnie peaked in popularity in 2024 with 551 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Winnie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Winnie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Winnie is overwhelmingly female, 228 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,906
About 1 in 38,486 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.1% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2024
551 births
Total Registered
26,688
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Winnie
Winnie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26,688 total births registered, 99.1% were female.
Winnie as a male name
Ranked #4,192 in 1948
5 male births in 1948
Peak: 1928 (13 births)
Winnie as a female name
Ranked #550 in 2024
551 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (551 births)
Winnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Winnie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,375 babies were registered. While Winnie is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Winnie by Decade
How has Winnie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,006 | 17 | 989 | |
| 1890s | 2,150 | 24 | 2,126 | |
| 1900s | 2,201 | 5 | 2,196 | |
| 1910s | 3,998 | 33 | 3,965 | |
| 1920s | 4,375 | 80 | 4,295 | |
| 1930s | 3,008 | 37 | 2,971 | |
| 1940s | 2,009 | 32 | 1,977 | |
| 1950s | 1,046 | 0 | 1,046 | |
| 1960s | 574 | 0 | 574 | |
| 1970s | 422 | 0 | 422 | |
| 1980s | 424 | 0 | 424 | |
| 1990s | 600 | 0 | 600 | |
| 2000s | 746 | 0 | 746 | |
| 2010s | 1,812 | 0 | 1,812 | |
| 2020s | 2,317 | 0 | 2,317 | |
Winnie by State
Birth registrations for Winnie span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in South Dakota, New Hampshire, Maine. On average, about 407 Winnies were registered per state.
Winnie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Winnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Winnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winnie?
We estimate approximately 8,906 people named Winnie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,486 Americans share this first name.
Is Winnie a common name?
Winnie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,688 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Winnie most popular?
Winnie reached peak popularity in 2024, when 551 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Winnie is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Winnie a female name?
Winnie is predominantly female. 99.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Winnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Winnie Smith, Winnie Johnson, Winnie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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