Girl nameCurrently #738 in the USRising

Winona

//ˈwɪnənə//

3 syllablesPeak year: 20246 lettersStarts with W

Meaning & origin

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Winona's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Winona, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Winona
18806
188111
18829
18839
18846
188514
18869
188714
188816
188914
189014
189113
189220
189320
189422
189520
189625
189722
189830
189920
190018
190128
190229
190342
190432
190535
190649
190734
190851
190958
191065
191163
1912108
1913120
1914139
1915192
1916219
1917200
1918223
1919188
1920222
1921265
1922261
1923257
1924289
1925270
1926224
1927230
1928223
1929189
1930221
1931252
1932198
1933209
1934199
1935173
1936167
1937172
1938170
1939127
1940129
1941136
1942109
1943108
194492
194599
194690
1947119
194894
1949100
1950119
1951104
1952113
195395
1954100
1955105
1956121
1957115
1958105
195980
196090
196178
196291
196379
196478
196573
196673
196759
196855
196950
197048
197163
197260
197357
197448
197546
197653
197738
197834
197934
198037
198138
198221
198327
198415
198523
198613
198730
198816
198925
199034
199150
199256
199329
199439
199529
199629
199720
199827
199927
200028
200118
200222
200316
200417
200516
200622
200725
200815
200916
201020
201120
201234
201333
201437
201537
201669
201777
201896
2019127
2020154
2021175
2022270
2023306
2024381

Winona through the decades

  • Winona peaked in 2024, when 381 babies were named Winona in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Winona has risen 611% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Winona currently ranks #738 in the US and is on the rise.

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