Winnie
Girl · WIN-ee · Welsh
Winnie is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “blessed reconciliation”. In 2025 it ranked 117th for girls in the UK (459 babies) and 475th for girls in the US (646 babies).
What does Winnie mean?
Welsh: pet form of Winifred
“blessed reconciliation”
A pet form of Winifred; A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh was named after Winnie, a Canadian black bear at London Zoo.
- Say it
- WIN-ee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Winnie a girl's or a boy's name?
Winnie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 459 girls in the UK and 646 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Winnie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #117among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 459about 1 in 610 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 459 girls in the UK were named Winnie, making it the 117th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 237th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Winnie of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Winnie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 117th in England and Wales, 126th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.
Winnie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 459 | #117 |
| 2024 | 375 | #146 |
| 2023 | 354 | #162 |
| 2022 | 251 | #216 |
| 2021 | 261 | #219 |
| 2020 | 216 | #237 |
| 2019 | 222 | #241 |
| 2018 | 156 | #334 |
| 2017 | 121 | #403 |
| 2016 | 64 | #707 |
| 2015 | 71 | #643 |
| 2014 | 49 | #850 |
| 2013 | 43 | #930 |
| 2012 | 39 | #999 |
| 2011 | 35 | #1,069 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
How popular is Winnie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #475among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 646about 1 in 2,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 646 girls in the US were named Winnie, making it the 475th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 769th.
2025 had the most girls named Winnie of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Winnie in the US since 1880 were born between 1914 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 696 girls in the US were given Winnie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #456, up from #475 for this spelling alone.
Winnie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 646 | #475 |
| 2024 | 554 | #547 |
| 2023 | 489 | #610 |
| 2022 | 506 | #592 |
| 2021 | 418 | #691 |
| 2020 | 353 | #769 |
| 2019 | 337 | #810 |
| 2018 | 258 | #1,007 |
| 2017 | 259 | #1,001 |
| 2016 | 235 | #1,094 |
| 2015 | 213 | #1,183 |
| 2014 | 163 | #1,403 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2012 | 98 | #1,983 |
| 2011 | 67 | #2,637 |
| 2010 | 76 | #2,451 |
| 2009 | 88 | #2,227 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,718 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2,034 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,701 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,965 |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,707 |
| 2003 | 76 | #2,240 |
| 2002 | 72 | #2,260 |
| 2001 | 67 | #2,356 |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,797 |
| 1999 | 70 | #2,150 |
| 1998 | 67 | #2,143 |
| 1997 | 51 | #2,508 |
| 1996 | 64 | #2,122 |
| 1995 | 57 | #2,304 |
| 1994 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 1993 | 63 | #2,122 |
| 1992 | 52 | #2,454 |
| 1991 | 63 | #2,105 |
| 1990 | 66 | #2,024 |
| 1989 | 65 | #1,960 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,964 |
| 1987 | 46 | #2,307 |
| 1986 | 39 | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 1984 | 47 | #2,110 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,782 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 28 | #3,066 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1979 | 36 | #2,525 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,257 |
| 1976 | 43 | #2,027 |
| 1975 | 41 | #2,097 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,881 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,939 |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,946 |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,857 |
| 1970 | 40 | #2,043 |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,955 |
| 1968 | 40 | #1,887 |
| 1967 | 48 | #1,640 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,827 |
| 1965 | 57 | #1,463 |
| 1964 | 53 | #1,559 |
| 1963 | 57 | #1,478 |
| 1962 | 83 | #1,212 |
| 1961 | 83 | #1,210 |
| 1960 | 73 | #1,285 |
| 1959 | 74 | #1,243 |
| 1958 | 73 | #1,239 |
| 1957 | 115 | #964 |
| 1956 | 97 | #1,039 |
| 1955 | 97 | #1,019 |
| 1954 | 102 | #957 |
| 1953 | 104 | #926 |
| 1952 | 111 | #873 |
| 1951 | 143 | #727 |
| 1950 | 130 | #757 |
| 1949 | 140 | #717 |
| 1948 | 153 | #672 |
| 1947 | 179 | #627 |
| 1946 | 186 | #586 |
| 1945 | 195 | #523 |
| 1944 | 185 | #534 |
| 1943 | 210 | #513 |
| 1942 | 242 | #474 |
| 1941 | 240 | #440 |
| 1940 | 247 | #433 |
| 1939 | 252 | #426 |
| 1938 | 223 | #449 |
| 1937 | 254 | #405 |
| 1936 | 263 | #392 |
| 1935 | 346 | #343 |
| 1934 | 306 | #361 |
| 1933 | 354 | #333 |
| 1932 | 328 | #350 |
| 1931 | 348 | #341 |
| 1930 | 297 | #393 |
| 1929 | 320 | #375 |
| 1928 | 364 | #357 |
| 1927 | 406 | #335 |
| 1926 | 437 | #318 |
| 1925 | 401 | #334 |
| 1924 | 498 | #300 |
| 1923 | 460 | #300 |
| 1922 | 461 | #299 |
| 1921 | 458 | #304 |
| 1920 | 490 | #294 |
| 1919 | 541 | #275 |
| 1918 | 504 | #283 |
| 1917 | 511 | #273 |
| 1916 | 477 | #274 |
| 1915 | 459 | #276 |
| 1914 | 383 | #264 |
| 1913 | 328 | #255 |
| 1912 | 277 | #268 |
| 1911 | 237 | #252 |
| 1910 | 248 | #244 |
| 1909 | 225 | #237 |
| 1908 | 197 | #246 |
| 1907 | 235 | #213 |
| 1906 | 211 | #215 |
| 1905 | 207 | #215 |
| 1904 | 203 | #213 |
| 1903 | 208 | #202 |
| 1902 | 221 | #195 |
| 1901 | 218 | #189 |
| 1900 | 271 | #190 |
| 1899 | 264 | #170 |
| 1898 | 304 | #164 |
| 1897 | 155 | #219 |
| 1896 | 205 | #193 |
| 1895 | 196 | #194 |
| 1894 | 202 | #186 |
| 1893 | 214 | #173 |
| 1892 | 218 | #170 |
| 1891 | 202 | #168 |
| 1890 | 166 | #181 |
| 1889 | 162 | #179 |
| 1888 | 143 | #188 |
| 1887 | 114 | #185 |
| 1886 | 129 | #178 |
| 1885 | 80 | #220 |
| 1884 | 92 | #193 |
| 1883 | 62 | #228 |
| 1882 | 74 | #186 |
| 1881 | 84 | #159 |
| 1880 | 49 | #219 |
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