boy's name

Winfred

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 10,458

Winfred is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1922, when 260 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Winfred over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

2,246
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Winfred by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 100
1890s 103
1900s 142
1910s 1,377
1920s 2,246
1930s 1,569
1940s 1,383
1950s 1,549
1960s 971
1970s 405
1980s 308
1990s 163
2000s 70
2010s 54
2020s (to 2023) 15

How popular is Winfred?

In 2023, Winfred was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Winfred is used

England & Wales #5,566 3 in 2022
United States #12,904 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Winfred

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Winfred over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Winfred

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Winfred — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Winfred

How popular is the name Winfred?

In 2023, Winfred was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Winfred a girl's or a boy's name?

Winfred is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Winfred?

Winfred has 2 syllables.

When was Winfred most popular?

Winfred peaked in 1922, when 260 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.