Winnie

Winnie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “fair and blessed”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: WIN-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Winnie is commonly a diminutive of Winifred, from Welsh Gwenfrewi. It is also used for names beginning with Win-.

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How popular is Winnie?

2024166 per million US babies

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Babies named Winnie in 2024551

2024 rank#549 girls

Peak year1898

Total US babies since 188026,688

Winnie is rising: use over the last five years is 5.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Winnie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Winifredblessed peace · Welsh
Reeseardor, enthusiasm · Welsh
Morgansea-born; sea-circle · Welsh
Jenniferfair one, white phantom · Welsh
Gwendolynwhite ring · Welsh
Brynnhill · Welsh
Meredithgreat lord · Welsh
Meganpearl · Welsh

Winnie questions

What does the name Winnie mean?

Winnie means "fair and blessed". It comes from Welsh. Winnie is commonly a diminutive of Winifred, from Welsh Gwenfrewi. It is also used for names beginning with Win-.

Is Winnie a boy or girl name?

Winnie is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Winnie?

551 US babies were named Winnie in 2024. Its peak year was 1898.

How do you pronounce Winnie?

Winnie is usually pronounced WIN-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.