Winnifred is a distinctive choice, ranked #1603 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Winnifred in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1603
About the Name Winnifred
Winnifred is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1603. The name has climbed 84 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 1999.
Winnifred is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Winnifred
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Winnifred per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Winnifred in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Winnifred is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 84 places over the last five years to #1603 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Winnifred is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Winnifred does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Winnifreds in the wild.
19
UK babies named Winnifred (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 84 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Winnifred
Likely around 1 other Winnifred in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Winnifred
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Winnifred Eaton was a Canadian author and screenwriter of Chinese-British ancestry. Publishing prolifically under a number of names, most predominantly, the pseudonym Onoto Watanna, she was one of the first North American writers of Asian descent to publish fiction in English.