How Many People Are Named Wynona?
An estimated 1,499 people in the United States have the first name Wynona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Wynona peaked in popularity in 1930 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wynona 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 Wynona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,499
About 1 in 228,655 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1930
97 births
Total Registered
3,774
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wynona
Wynona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,774 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wynona as a female name
Ranked #2,626 in 2024
67 female births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (97 births)
Wynona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wynona span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 756 babies were registered. While Wynona is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wynona by Decade
How has Wynona 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.
Wynona by State
Birth registrations for Wynona span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. On average, about 66 Wynonas were registered per state.
Wynona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wynona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wynona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wynona?
We estimate approximately 1,499 people named Wynona 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 228,655 Americans share this first name.
Is Wynona a common name?
Wynona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,774 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wynona most popular?
Wynona reached peak popularity in 1930, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wynona is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wynona a female name?
Wynona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wynona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wynona Smith, Wynona Johnson, Wynona 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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