Winnette
A feminine variant of the French name Guine, derived from an Old German given name.
Name Census estimates that about 12 living Americans carry the first name Winnette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Winnette today is around 70 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Winnette births was 1924 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Winnette. 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
- • The typical person named Winnette is about 70 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Winnettes were born before 1966.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Winnette. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
12
~ 1 in 28,562,862 Americans
Peak year
1924
6 babies that year
Average age
70
years old
1963 SSA rank
#6,574
Tracked since 1924
Census
Winnette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 115 people with the first name Winnette, which placed it at #51,185 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#51,185
National first-name rank
People counted
115
115 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
57.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Winnette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Winnette is Black at 57.4%. The next largest groups are White (30.4%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Winnette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Winnette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American57.4% · 66
- White30.4% · 35
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.3% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino2.6% · 3
- Two or more races1.7% · 2
Popularity
Winnette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Winnette from the 1920s through to the 1960s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Winnette 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 Winnette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Winnette
The name Winnette appears to be a feminine form derived from the Germanic root name Winn or Wini, which means "friend" or "protector." This name likely originated in the medieval period among Germanic tribes such as the Franks and Anglo-Saxons.
Records indicate that Winnette was a fairly common name among noble families in France and England during the Middle Ages. Some of the earliest recorded examples include Lady Winnette de Montfort, a noblewoman who lived in Normandy in the 12th century, and Winnette of Warwick, a English aristocrat from the 13th century.
In terms of historical references, there is evidence that the name Winnette appears in several medieval texts and chronicles. For instance, the name is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals that document the history of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain from the 9th to 12th centuries.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Winnette. One of the earliest was Winnette de Lusignan (c. 1200-1244), a French noblewoman who was the daughter of Hugh I of Cyprus and Alice of Champagne. Another prominent figure was Winnette of Flanders (c. 1245-1292), a Flemish countess and the wife of Robert III of Bethune.
In the 14th century, there was Winnette of Burgundy (c. 1310-1372), a Duchess of Burgundy who was the daughter of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy, and Agnes of France. A few centuries later, Winnette de Valois (1556-1615) was a French noblewoman and the illegitimate daughter of King Henry II of France and Lady Janet Stewart.
Finally, one of the most recent historical figures with the name Winnette was Winnette Taylor (1873-1948), an American educator and social reformer who was a prominent advocate for women's rights and racial equality in the early 20th century.
People
Winnette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Winnette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with W
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Winnette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Winnette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 12 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Winnette 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 1 in 28,562,862 US residents.
Is Winnette a common name?
We classify Winnette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 32.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 23 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Winnette most popular?
The single biggest year for Winnette was 1924, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Winnette is about 70 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Winnette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 115 people with the name Winnette, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,185 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Winnette in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Winnette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Winnette appears almost entirely female. Of the 116 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Winnette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Winnette is Black at 57.4%. The next largest groups are White (30.4%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Winnette most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Winnette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.4% (66 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Winnette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Winnette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Winnette in the SSA data are female. 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 Winnette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Winnette 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 Winnette 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.
How many people have Winnette as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.