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Winry

Winry: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“friend of joy”
Origin
English
Say it
WIN-ree · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

An uncommon modern English-looking name likely modeled on names such as Winifred and Elry; its exact etymology is uncertain. It is also known from the fictional character Winry Rockbell. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Winry?

202442.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Winry in 2024139

2024 rank#1,536 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,064

Winry is rising: use over the last five years is 5.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Winry

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English
  • Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Winry questions

What does the name Winry mean?

Winry means "friend of joy". It comes from English. An uncommon modern English-looking name likely modeled on names such as Winifred and Elry; its exact etymology is uncertain. It is also known from the fictional character Winry Rockbell.

Is Winry a boy or girl name?

Winry is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Winry?

139 US babies were named Winry in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Winry?

Winry is usually pronounced WIN-ree.

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.