Winifred is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Winifred means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Winifred across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Winifred has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Winifred is a girl name of Welsh origin meaning “blessed reconciliation or holy peace”. An anglicized form of Welsh Gwenfrewi.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 46,200 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,151 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 25 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 969 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 Winifred per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (1,640/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (118/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1964 (66/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (5/yr).
Winifred has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #247 nationally (given to 1,640 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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