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Winnie

Pronounced W IH1 N IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2024
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Winnie?

Winnie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 26,760 children — the 780th most common girls' name on record.

It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 559 children were given it.

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2024Girls: 559Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
W IH1 N IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Winnie

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Winnie

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Winnie?
Winnie ranks 780th among girls' names in US records, with 26,760 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,650.
Is Winnie a unisex name?
No. Winnie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Winnie most popular?
2024, when 559 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.