Winona is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Winona is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #627 for girl births in the United States (and #1,236 across all names), given to 466 babies. Winona first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (466 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 466 | 466 | #627 |
| 2024 | 384 | 384 | #734 |
| 2023 | 306 | 306 | #880 |
| 2022 | 273 | 273 | #977 |
| 2021 | 175 | 175 | #1,300 |
| 2020 | 154 | 154 | #1,421 |
| 2019 | 127 | 127 | #1,666 |
| 2018 | 96 | 96 | #2,047 |
| 2017 | 77 | 77 | #2,382 |
| 2016 | 69 | 69 | #2,592 |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | #4,066 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #4,097 |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #4,416 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #4,381 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #6,551 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | #6,625 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #8,036 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #8,503 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | #5,700 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #6,116 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #7,481 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #7,067 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #7,195 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | #5,441 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #6,309 |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #4,307 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | #4,236 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | #5,223 |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #3,828 |
| 1995 | 29 | — | #3,777 |
| 1994 | 39 | — | #3,037 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 56 | — | #2,349 |
| 1991 | 50 | — | #2,517 |
| 1990 | 34 | — | #3,296 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #4,013 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 30 | — | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,750 |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #3,727 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #4,963 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | #3,149 |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #3,896 |
| 1981 | 38 | — | #2,528 |
| 1980 | 37 | — | #2,602 |
| 1979 | 34 | — | #2,669 |
| 1978 | 34 | — | #2,571 |
| 1977 | 38 | — | #2,380 |
| 1976 | 53 | — | #1,792 |
| 1975 | 46 | — | #1,962 |
| 1974 | 48 | — | #1,847 |
| 1973 | 57 | — | #1,620 |
| 1972 | 60 | — | #1,563 |
| 1971 | 63 | — | #1,559 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | #1,857 |
| 1969 | 50 | — | #1,726 |
| 1968 | 54 | — | #1,574 |
| 1967 | 60 | — | #1,440 |
| 1966 | 73 | — | #1,272 |
| 1965 | 73 | — | #1,262 |
| 1964 | 78 | — | #1,253 |
| 1963 | 79 | — | #1,240 |
| 1962 | 91 | — | #1,150 |
| 1961 | 78 | — | #1,259 |
| 1960 | 90 | — | #1,155 |
| 1959 | 80 | — | #1,202 |
| 1958 | 105 | — | #1,017 |
| 1957 | 115 | — | #969 |
| 1956 | 121 | — | #923 |
| 1955 | 105 | — | #977 |
| 1954 | 100 | — | #977 |
| 1953 | 95 | — | #987 |
| 1952 | 113 | — | #869 |
| 1951 | 104 | — | #890 |
| 1950 | 119 | — | #797 |
| 1949 | 100 | — | #885 |
| 1948 | 94 | — | #903 |
| 1947 | 119 | — | #802 |
| 1946 | 90 | — | #880 |
| 1945 | 99 | — | #757 |
| 1944 | 92 | — | #800 |
| 1943 | 108 | — | #751 |
| 1942 | 109 | — | #716 |
| 1941 | 136 | — | #606 |
| 1940 | 129 | — | #617 |
| 1939 | 127 | — | #597 |
| 1938 | 170 | — | #514 |
| 1937 | 172 | — | #503 |
| 1936 | 167 | — | #503 |
| 1935 | 173 | — | #480 |
| 1934 | 199 | — | #460 |
| 1933 | 209 | — | #451 |
| 1932 | 198 | — | #467 |
| 1931 | 252 | — | #407 |
| 1930 | 221 | — | #454 |
| 1929 | 189 | — | #489 |
| 1928 | 223 | — | #464 |
| 1927 | 230 | — | #461 |
| 1926 | 224 | — | #459 |
| 1925 | 270 | — | #421 |
| 1924 | 289 | — | #407 |
| 1923 | 257 | — | #418 |
| 1922 | 261 | — | #408 |
| 1921 | 265 | — | #415 |
| 1920 | 222 | — | #455 |
| 1919 | 188 | — | #491 |
| 1918 | 223 | — | #445 |
| 1917 | 200 | — | #457 |
| 1916 | 219 | — | #425 |
| 1915 | 192 | — | #444 |
| 1914 | 139 | — | #465 |
| 1913 | 120 | — | #456 |
| 1912 | 108 | — | #455 |
| 1911 | 63 | — | #529 |
| 1910 | 65 | — | #513 |
| 1909 | 58 | — | #495 |
| 1908 | 51 | — | #510 |
| 1907 | 34 | — | #648 |
| 1906 | 49 | — | #498 |
| 1905 | 35 | — | #599 |
| 1904 | 32 | — | #611 |
| 1903 | 42 | — | #495 |
| 1902 | 29 | — | #621 |
| 1901 | 28 | — | #602 |
| 1900 | 18 | — | #916 |
| 1899 | 20 | — | #727 |
| 1898 | 30 | — | #595 |
| 1897 | 22 | — | #680 |
| 1896 | 25 | — | #633 |
| 1895 | 20 | — | #724 |
| 1894 | 22 | — | #642 |
| 1893 | 20 | — | #660 |
| 1892 | 20 | — | #665 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | #794 |
| 1890 | 14 | — | #756 |
| 1889 | 14 | — | #721 |
| 1888 | 16 | — | #661 |
| 1887 | 14 | — | #632 |
| 1886 | 9 | — | #825 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | #606 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #1,021 |
| 1883 | 9 | — | #691 |
| 1882 | 9 | — | #675 |
| 1881 | 11 | — | #537 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #833 |