How Many People Are Named Winona?
An estimated 5,160 people in the United States have the first name Winona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Winona peaked in popularity in 2024 with 381 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Winona 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 Winona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,160
About 1 in 66,425 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
2024
381 births
Total Registered
12,481
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Winona
Winona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,481 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Winona as a female name
Ranked #738 in 2024
381 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (381 births)
Winona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Winona span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,430 babies were registered. While Winona is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Winona by Decade
How has Winona 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.
Winona by State
Birth registrations for Winona span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, Nevada. On average, about 152 Winonas were registered per state.
Winona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Winona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Winona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winona?
We estimate approximately 5,160 people named Winona 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 66,425 Americans share this first name.
Is Winona a common name?
Winona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,481 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Winona most popular?
Winona reached peak popularity in 2024, when 381 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Winona is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Winona a female name?
Winona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Winona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Winona Smith, Winona Johnson, Winona 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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