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Winona

Girl

Meaning of Winona: Native American: 'firstborn daughter'

Winona is a girl's name most strongly associated with Native American naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 616th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1036th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#616

466 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1036

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,953

First recorded 1880 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 38 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 30 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 50 babies1992: 56 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 39 babies1995: 29 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 34 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 37 babies2015: 37 babies2016: 69 babies2017: 77 babies2018: 96 babies2019: 127 babies2020: 154 babies20202021: 175 babies2022: 273 babies2023: 306 babies2024: 384 babies2025: 466 babies
US babies named Winona per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 466.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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