Winifred is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 244 girls in the United States.
Winifred belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Winifred first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #141 in 1917, and in 2024 244 babies received the name — 44,809 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Winifred is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Irish and Celtic origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Winifred is a girl name. In 2024, 244 babies received the name in the US.
Winifred comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Winifred first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #141 in 1917, and 244 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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