Winford is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Winford means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Winford across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Winford has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Winford is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “friend's ford or white ford”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,503 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Winford per year, United States (1889 to 2009). United States peaked in 1928 (116/yr).
Winford is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1928, when it ranked #1,206 nationally (given to 116 babies that year).
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