How Many People Are Named Winfred?
people named Winfred are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 93,896 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,455 babies named Winfred in Social Security records from 1880 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
260 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and friþ "peace". This was the birth name of the 8th-century missionary Saint Boniface. It became rare after the Norman conquest, though it was revived in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Winfred, 2.6% were girls and 97.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Winfred alive today is about 63 years old, and 68% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Winfred first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 260 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Winfred has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #386, in 1917.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #386 (1917) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #410 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Winfred alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Winfred were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 319 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Winfred was given 4.7 times as often in North Carolina, 4.3 times in Arkansas and 3.6 times in Georgia.
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