Gender
Origin
- Welsh
- Blessed peace; fair reconciliation
Reconciled, blessed; Winifred was a martyred Welsh princess and traditionally considered the patron saint of virgins. - German
- Peaceful friend
- Teutonic
- Peaceful
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Winnifred
Pronunciation
wi-nnif-red, winn(i)-fred
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #546, 166 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2514, 70 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 |
| 2024 | 61 |
| 2023 | 62 |
| 2022 | 67 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2020 | 52 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2016 | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1512, 20 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #523, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1928 (rank #67, 15 births); most recent 2021 (rank #665, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence