Winiford
Feminine name of Old English origin meaning "peaceful journey" or "fair journey".
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Winiford. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Winiford today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Winiford births was 1925 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Winiford. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Winiford. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1925
6 babies that year
Average age
-
1929 SSA rank
#4,529
Tracked since 1925
Popularity
Winiford: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Winiford by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Winiford during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Winiford
The name Winiford is of Old English origin, derived from the elements "wine," meaning friend, and "ford," meaning a shallow place to cross a river or stream. It likely originated in the Anglo-Saxon period of England, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD.
This name was popular among the Anglo-Saxons, who inhabited parts of what is now England, and it may have been used to denote someone who lived near a ford or a shallow crossing point in a river. The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to the 11th century, when it appeared in the Domesday Book, a great survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Winiford Bonde, a landowner who lived in Gloucestershire, England, in the late 12th century. Another notable figure was Winiford de Vere, a noblewoman from the powerful de Vere family, who lived in the 13th century and was known for her philanthropic work.
In the 14th century, there was a Winiford Despenser, a member of the influential Despenser family, who played a role in the political intrigues of the court of King Edward II. A few centuries later, in the 16th century, Winiford Scrope was a notable figure in the English Reformation and a supporter of the Protestant cause.
Another individual with this name was Winiford Seymour, a courtier and distant relative of Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII. She lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries and was known for her intelligence and wit.
While the name Winiford was once relatively common in England, it has become quite rare in modern times, likely due to the rise of more fashionable names. However, it still retains a sense of historical significance and connection to the Anglo-Saxon heritage of the English language and culture.
People
Winiford + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Winiford: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winiford?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Winiford going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Winiford a common name?
We classify Winiford as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Winiford most popular?
The single biggest year for Winiford was 1925, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Winiford is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Winiford in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Winiford a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Winiford in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Winiford still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Winiford in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Winiford can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Winiford as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.