The first name Winnie
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ˈwɪni/ 2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 416 girls were named Winnie, making it the 117th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Winnie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Winnie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 646 girls born in the United States were named Winnie, the 475th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Winnie in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Winnie
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Winnie Byanyima20th and 21st-century Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician and diplomat, born 1959
- Winnie MarkusGerman actress (1921–2002)
- Winnie ShawBritish tennis player (1947-1992)
- Winnie LightnerActress (1899-1971)
- Winnie HolzmanAmerican librettist, screenwriter and poet, born 1954
Questions
- What does the name Winnie mean?
- Diminutives + -ie.
- How popular is the name Winnie?
- In 2025, 416 girls born in England and Wales were named Winnie, ranking 117th.
- Is Winnie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 27,337 US babies named Winnie since 1880 were girls.
- When was Winnie most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 646 babies were named Winnie, its highest rank at 475th.
- How do you pronounce Winnie?
- Winnie is /ˈwɪni/, 2 syllables.
- Is Winnie also a surname?
- Yes. Winnie is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.